Auction: 23006 - The Official COINEX Auction at Spink
Lot: 129
(x) Henry VIII (1509-1547), Second Coinage, Angel, 1526-1544, Tower, (m.m.) hENRIC? : VIII : DI : GRA : REX x AGL x Z x FR', St. Michael vanquishing dragon, single and double saltire stops, rev. (m.m.) PER : CRVCE' : TVA' x SALVA : XPC' x REDE' : ship surmounted by square-topped shield and mast dividing h and Rose, 5.12g [79.01grns], 2h, m.m. lys (cf. Schneider I, 574; North 1783; Spink 2268), an evident field find, creased and straightened through Archangel's knee with resultant 'rash' to corresponding area of reverse and delamination on thigh, otherwise bright a residually lustrous, a bolder very fine, a fuller round coin and increasingly sought after denomination in the modern marketplace, in NGC holder, graded AU Details ~ Damaged (Cert. #6295540-003)
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Sold for
£2,900
Starting price
£2500