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Auction: 14007 - Ancient, British and Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 541

Henry VIII (1509-47), third coinage 1544-47, Sovereign, 12.87g, Tower mint, type I large module flan at 198.58 grains, m.m large lis, king with larger face seated on straight sided throne, Tudor rose below, rev. crowned shield with lion and dragon supporters, hr monogram in cartouche below (Schneider 607, pl. 56; Stewartby p.519; Whitton dies A/a, Pl. III; N.1823; S.2289), light wear to high points otherwise an exceedingly well preserved piece with much facial detail in evidence, extremely fine, this piece of the highest rarity and with a famed pedigree dating back 160 years now available at auction for the first time since the 1950 V. J. E. Ryan sale

provenance
V. J. E. Ryan, Glendining, 28 June 1950, lot 138 (£385), illustrated on pl. VI, no. 138 - noted in the Ryan sales catalogue as purchased once again by Spink
B. M. S. Roth, Sotheby, 19 July 1917, lot 245 (£80), illustrated on pl. VII, no. 245 - noted in the Roth sales catalogue as purchased by Spink
J. E. Moon, Sotheby, 7 May 1901, lot 93 (£45), illustrated on pl. I, no. 93 - noted in the Moon sales catalogue as purchased by William Ready, coin dealer of 55 Rathbone Place, London
J. Astley, 16th Baron Hastings, Sotheby, 15 Nov 1880, lot 281 (£34) - noted in the Hastings sales catalogue as purchased by James Verity, coin dealer of Dewsbury, W. Yorks, most probably on behalf of Moon
J. D. Cuff, Sotheby, 8 June 1854, lot 977 (£16 10s) - noted in the Cuff sales catalogue as purchased by William Chaffers, coin dealer of 20 Old Bond Street, London

Aside from this type I large module Sovereign, Ryan also owned three type II Henry VIII third coinage Sovereigns, cf lots 139, 140, and 141. So exceptional was the hammer price for this piece at £385 that it exceeded the total hammer prices of all three type II Sovereigns (£78, £135, and £80 respectively) with an excess of £92.

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Sold for
£300,000