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Auction: 23051 - English Milled and Hammered Coins and Artefacts
Lot: 1088

Henry VIII (1509-1547), Third Coinage, Crown of the Double Rose, 1546-1547, Bristol Castle, (Under-Treasurer, William Sharrington), hENRIC ? 8 ROSA * SINE SPINE +, trefoil and rosette stops, crowned double Tudor Rose, crowned h R at sides, rev. (WS) : DEI : GRA ' ANG : FRA '. Z . hIB * REX : + :, pellet and double saltire stops, crowned shield, crowned h R at sides, 2.84g, 8h, m.m. WS (Schneider I -, cf. 640 for same type but VIII instead of 8; North 1836; Spink 2310), some peripheral striking softness, otherwise on a neat round flan, with a subtle orange tone and hints of lustre, a most wholesome and pleasing very fine, rare and with a legendary numismatic provenance

Provenance

Seaby, by private treaty, 1972 - £125 [with Seaby Inventory ticket, no. 722271]

Bridgewater House, Sotheby, 15 June 1972, lot 31 - the legends weak but otherwise very fine and round, rare - £90 [Seaby]

John Sutherland Egerton, 5th Earl of Ellesmere, latterly Duke of Sutherland from 1963

Loaned to the British Museum for safekeeping during the reconstruction of the house by the First Earl of Elsmore (1800-1857)

Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere (died 1857)

Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke and 6th Earl of Bridgewater (died 1803) ~ to his great grandson ~

John Egerton, 2nd Duke and 5th Earl of Bridgewater (died 1748), ~ to his brother ~

Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke and 4th Earl of Bridgewater (died 1745), ~ to his fourth son ~

Earls of Bridgewater, thence by descent



The Bridgewater House collection was seen only by a privileged few despite its residency within the British Museum after the foundation of the Department of Coins and Medals in 1861. A precise date for the formation of the collection is not clear, but it is understood that the 4th Earl continued adding to a collection inherited from his Father, John, 3rd Earl (died 1701), who in turn could conceivably have received a similar bequest from his own father John, 2nd Earl (died 1686). To this day it remains rightfully lauded as one of the most important dispersals of numismatic treasures in the 20th Century with memorable cabinet highlights including examples of Cromwellian milled gold.

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Sold for
£4,000

Starting price
£1800