Plantagenets

The coin illustrated recently appear on eBay. The coin belongs to class 5 and was struck at the London mint, by the moneyer Ricard.

This article discusses the importance of a coin of Henri IV of Luxembourg discovered by one of the authors of this note. The reverse of the coin was completely unknown and represents a new type, not just a minor variation on examples previously published in volumes such as Mayhew. 

A couple of years ago I was fortunate enough to add this very rare Edward III London Class 15d penny to my collection which was found metal detecting in Lincolnshire.

Is this tiny coin really a newly discovered denomination for the London mint during the short restoration of Henry VI from October 1470 to April 1471?

In the eighteenth century, John White was a notorious figure known for making and dealing in forgeries of coins, antiquities, and genuine items. Some of these forgeries have survived to this day, as has his reputation for making them.

A second coin of John Digge, the missing Canterbury moneyer.

A description of a rare and possibly unique Henry III class 5h penny which is attributed to the Archbishop’s moneyer John Digge.

The discovery of another example of a rare type of Henry III posthumous issue prompts this brief discussion and reappraisal of these unusual coins.