Henry III or Richard I Hammered coin?

[azda 973]

Spotted this little hammered piece and it's been attributed as Henry III, i'm not a hammered man, but this coin has some appeal to me for some reason, perhaps because the detail of the OBV looks great compared to some i've seen. I've only got Spink to go by, but i'm not so sure it's Henry III S1355, it looks more like a Richard I s1347.

Can any of you hammered men ID it correctly? Forgot to mention, it's 1.38g

Edited March 18, 2011 by azda

[Rob 3,000]

I'd go for a class 3 based on the 7 pearls and the whiskers, so Richard I.

[azda 973]

Thanks Rob, is it a decent grade, am no use with hammered, it looks decent, but could be any grade to me. Oh more importantly, what sort of price would i be looking at paying for it, not wanting to pay over the odds either. I'm a Scotsman lol

Edited March 18, 2011 by azda

[Rob 3,000]

Thanks Rob, is it a decent grade, am no use with hammered, it looks decent, but could be any grade to me. Oh more importantly, what sort of price would i be looking at paying for it, not wanting to pay over the odds either. I'm a Scotsman lol

It's not a bad coin. a bit flat in places in the legend but overall I'd give it nVF. Like nearly all hammered it's a bit of a curate's egg. The portrait is good which is important and the small nick at 9pm and the scratch between M and O on the reverse aren't too much of a problem. London is a common mint, so there's no premium for that. It has obviously been dug up which will count against it a bit, but there's a good £140-150 worth there and possibly a bit more on the strength of the portrait. Richard I coins sell quite well.

[Peter 615]

It is nicely centred and a pleasing coin.Snap it up if its been attributed to Henry 111.

[azda 973]

To late.............gone

[Peter 615]

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What did it go for?

[azda 973]

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What did it go for?

85 euros