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Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 94

Henry VIII (1509-1547), First Coinage, Groat, September 1513 - 1518, Tournai, (m.m.) hENRIC 'x DI 'x GRA 'x REX + FRANC x Z x AGLIE x, crowned bust of Henry VII right, rev. (m.m.) CIVI-TAS : TORn-ACEnS, square-topped shield over long cross fourchée, 3.028g, 8h, m.m. crowned cursive t (Whitton -; Stewartby p. 437; North -; S.2317), some metal stressing to first quarter of reverse and resultant area of portrait, otherwise with a light blue cabinet tone, largely very fine, the peripheries bolder, a notable Tudor rarity

Provenance

The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection (1870-1941)

Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 5 July 1902 - £3.5.0

Spink Numismatic Circular, July 1902 (P.5454, no. 85321) - "RR, V.F." - £3.5.0

Spink Numismatic Circular, October 1896 (P.1920, no. 34103) - "RR. V.F." - £2.10.0

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Sold for
£2,600

Starting price
£5