England (1413-22) farthing S-1798
This specimen was lot 1125 in CNG Triton XXIX (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $3,675. The catalog description[1] noted, "LANCASTER. Henry V. 1413-1422. AR Farthing. Class G. London (Tower) mint. + hЄnRIC x RЄX x ΛnGLIЄ, crowned facing bust / CIVI TΛS LOn DOn, long cross pattée, triple pellets in quarters. Toned. Good VF. An excellent example of this very rare little coin." The silver penny, the staple of commerce since Alfred the Great, began to be superseded by the groat in the fifteenth century. The silver farthing, tho still needed for small transactions, was an inconvenient coin to strike and was usually neglected by the moneyers.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 9 mm diameter, 0.30 g, 11 h axis.
Catalog reference: Withers Type 2, 6/a; North 1413; SCBC 1798.
- 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]Gasvoda, Michael, Victor England, Eric McFadden, Dave Michaels, Bill Dalzell and Lance Hickman, Triton XXIX, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC, 2025.
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