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Auction: 24006 - British and World Coins
Lot: 120

Henry VIII (1509-1547), Third Coinage, Half-Sovereign, 1544-1547, Southwark, 'No Sceptre' Variety, (m.m.) hENRIC ?x 8 x D 'x G 'x AGL x FRANCI 'x Z x hIB 'x REX x, King enthroned, holding orb but no sceptre, rose below, rev. (m.m.) IhS AVTE : TRANSIENS : PER MEDIVM ILLOR : IBAT, crowned shield with lion and griffin supporters, E below, m.m. S, 6.07g [93.67grns], 5h (Schneider I, - [cf. 621]; North 1828; S.2297), lightly creased, nonetheless the portrait clear, a most charming example, very fine, scarce

Provenance

DNW, Auction 124, 16 September 2014, lot 2458*

~ Found in West Dorset, 2013


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Estimate
£3,000 to £4,000

Starting price
£2400