England (1199-1216) penny
The first specimen was lot 46276 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $216. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Penny, ND (1199-1216). London Mint. John. NGC AU-55." The second specimen was lot 44486 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $671. The catalog description[2] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Penny, ND (1199-1216). London Mint; Fulke, moneyer. John. PCGS AU-58. Short Cross type. Obverse: Crowned facing bust, holding scepter; Reverse: Voided short cross, quatrefoils in angles. From the John P. Burnham Collection. Ex: Classical Numismatic Group (5/2017) Lot # 1210. Ex: Jeffrey P. Mass Collection (Noonans Mayfair - 3/2004) Lot # 262. Ex: G. V. Doubleday Collection (Glendining - 6/1988) Lot # 991. Ex: L. A. Lawrence Collection (Glendining - 11/1951) Lot # 1012 (part of)." The obverse reads, "hєNRICvS RєX", as does all of John's English coinage as well as that of his brother, Richard Lionheart, and his son, Henry III.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: S-1351; N-970. The second specimen is S-1350B; N-969.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.
Link to:
- (1189-99) penny, London and Canterbury mint
- England (1207-10) penny S-1352, London mint
- England (1210-13) penny S-1353, London mint
- England (1216-47) penny, London mint
- England (1234-36) penny S-1356B, Bury St. Edmunds mint
- Coins and currency dated 1199