Henry III. Penny. 1248-50. Northampton mint #sherborne Typical scratch marks in front

Typical scratch marks in front of the bust

East London

a superb example on an irregular flan

so it is likely that he served in support of the Gallipoli campaign until it abandoned at the end of December

He died of pneumonia on 7/2/1940 aboard the hospital ship 'Isle of Jersey' at Kirkwall in the Orkney's

Henry III. Penny. 1248-50. Northampton mint #sherborne Typical scratch marks in frontPenny, Phase II, class 3ab, Philip, Northampton, neat round bust, Obv. HENRICUS REX III Rev. PHILIP ON NORH, 1. 37g (Spink 1363; BH 153), slightly crimped to edge, but otherwise near very fine Provenance. Ex Spinks. 1 24. Purchased from Baldwin's Previously acquired from Michael Trenerry Coins, October 2021 Part of the Brussels Hoard of 1908