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Auction: 16021 - The Academic Collection of Lord Stewartby: English Coins part 3, Gold Coins
Lot: 988

Edward VI (1547-53), Posthumous coinage in the name of Henry VIII, Tower I, Half-sovereign, 5.89g, mm. arrow, henric’ 8 dei gra’ agl’ fra’ z hib’ rex, lozenge stops, youthful king enthroned facing, holding orb, rose below, rev. his avtem transiens permedi illor ibat, lozenge stops, crowned square topped shield with supporters, hr below (N.1865; S.2391A; Schneider 645; Stewartby p.520), slightly weak on face, otherwise toned, well struck with good detail, good very fine, rare

provenance:
Glendining, 12 February 1964, lot 7
Spink 157, 11 November 2001, lot 509

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