Auction: 17011 - The Academic Collection of Lord Stewartby: English Coins Part 5, Tudor and Stuart Coins
Lot: 1584
Henry VIII (1509-47), second coinage, Groats (2), 2.42g, m.m. rose, henric viii di g r agl z france, inverted Roman d for c, saltire stops, crowned bust right, rev. posvi (d/?)ev adivtoe mev, saltire stops, shield on long cross fourchée, saltires in forks; 2.43g, m.m. rose/lis, viii d g r, rev. as previous (N.1797; S.2337D, 2337E; Stewartby p.471; Laker B, D), the second badly scored on the obverse, otherwise good fine, the first reverse better, both rare (2)
provenance:
(i) C E Blunt
(ii) Shirley-Fox bequest 1939
C E Blunt
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