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Auction: 23051 - English Milled and Hammered Coins and Artefacts
Lot: 1085

NGC AU55 | Henry VIII (1509-1547), First Coinage, Angel, 1509-1526, Tower, (m.m.) hEnRIC ?x VIII?x DI'x GRA'x REX x AGL'x Z x FR' | : saltire stops, double after FR, St Michael vanquishing Dragon, rev. (m.m.) PER • CRVCE' • TVA' • SALVA • nOS • XPE' • REDE', saltire stops, ship surmounted by square-topped shield and mast dividing h and Rose, 5.06g [78.1grns], 5h, m.m. portcullis (Schneider I, 561 variety [obverse legend]; North 1760; Spink 2265), superficial marks in fields, otherwise on a pleasingly full round flan, a minor planchet furl at 3 o'clock, otherwise attractively uniform for strike, somewhat bright but naturally honey-golden toned, a bolder very fine, highly-prized in the present market, especially in this presentable state! in NGC 'Historical Scholar' holder, graded AU55 (Cert. #6327648-013)

Provenance

Heritage, ANA Signature 3109, 17 August 2023, lot 31162

The Historical Scholar Collection, Heritage 3101, 25 August 2022, lot 32185 - $11,000 HP

A Wilson (York Coins), by private treaty (ref. H1036)

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Sold for
£4,500

Starting price
£1600