Auction: 24006 - British and World Coins
Lot: 488
Ireland, Henry VIII (1509-1547), Second 'Harp' Issue, Groat, 'VIII omitted', 1540-1542,. hENRIC .' D .' GRA .' REX, .' Z, ., saltire stops, crowned shield over long cross fourchée, rev. FRAnCE : DOMInVS : hIBERnIE, crowned harp, dividing crowned h-R, 2.41g, 4h, m.m. trefoil (S.6479a; D&F 209), grafitti to the reverse field, soft in parts, fine; another, Second 'Harp' Issue, Groat, 1540-1542,. hENRIC .' VIII ' D ' : GR ' AGL .' Z, ., saltire stops, crowned shield over long cross fourchée, rev. FRAnCE : DOMInVS . hIBERnIE, crowned harp, dividing crowned h-R, 2.44g, 4h, m.m. trefoil (S.6479), soft in parts, on a pleasingly round flan and toned, about very fine (2)
Provenance
i) C.J.D, by private treaty, April 1990 - £19
ii) Galata, by private treaty, 3 April 1989 - £30 [with ticket]
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Estimate
£200 to £250
Starting price
£140