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Auction: 23004 - Ancient and British Coins - Featuring the 'White Rose' Collection
Lot: 483

Henry VII (1485-1509), Class IIA/B Mule, Angel, 1488-1489, Tower, hENRIC . DI GRA . REX . ANGL . Z . FRANC . DNS, trefoil stops, St Michael vanquishing the dragon, rev. PER C | RVC .' TVA. SALVA NOS . XPC . REDETOR, trefoil stops, ship with square topped shield, mast dividing h and larger rose, 5.08g [78.4grns], 7h, no m.m. (Stewartby IIIBi; Schneider I, -; North 1695; Spink 2181), previously creased and subsequently straightened resulting in a flaw to the dragon's tail, nevertheless the feathers of St Michael struck-up, on an irregular planchet, otherwise a really bold fine, very rare

Provenance

Lord Stewartby, Part III, Spink 239, 26 September 2016, lot 965

Robinson, SJA 1, 13 October 2004, lot 97 - £700

The latter collection was formed in the 1910s and 1920s, mainly from purchases at Sotheby's. It was fresh to market in 2004.

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Sold for
£2,200

Starting price
£1400