Auction: 17011 - The Academic Collection of Lord Stewartby: English Coins Part 5, Tudor and Stuart Coins
Lot: 1574
Henry VIII (1509-47), first coinage, Halfgroats (2), henric viii di gra rex al, saltire stops, rev. civi tas ebo raci, saltire stops, shield on long cross over fourchée, hat and keys below; type IId, 1.35g, m.m. scallop, rex agl, otherwise as previous; Halfpenny, 0.26g, m.m. star, facing bust, key to left below (N.1771 (2), -; S.2326 (2), 2335A; Stewartby p.443, 451), the first very fine, otherwise fair, the last broken and repaired but extremely rare (3)
provenance:
(i) C E Blunt
(ii), (iii) Shirley-Fox bequest 1939
C E Blunt
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