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Auction: 11009 - Ancient, English & Foreign Coins& Com Medals
Lot: 650

Henry VIII, third coinage, 1544-47, Half-Sovereign, 6.22g, Tower, m.m. pellet in annulet, Roman lettering both sides, king, bearded and crowned, seated facing on throne flanked by two pillars, rose below, henric 8, letter c a reversed d, trefoil stops, rev. crowned shield supported by lion to left and griffin to right, panel below, letter c in tranciens, a reversed d, trefoil stops (cf. Schneider 613; N.1827; S.2294), superb portrait, extremely fine, rare Estimate £ 3,000-5,000

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