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Auction: 11008 - Ancient, British & Foreign Coins & Com Medals
Lot: 131

Henry VIII, third coinage, 1544-47, Half-Sovereign, 6.14g, Tower, m.m. pellet in annulet, Lombardic lettering both sides, king, bearded and crowned, seated facing on throne flanked by two pillars, rose below, rev. crowned shield supported by lion to left and dragon to right, panel below, annulet on inner circle after rex (cf. Schneider 617/619; N.1827; S.2295), some weakness on chin, very fine, rare Estimate £ 2,000-3,000 Bt. Seaby, 1959, £14-10s.

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