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Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 104

Henry VIII (1509-1547), Second Coinage, Sovereign Pennies, Durham (2), Archbishop Thomas Wolsey, King enthroned facing, holding sceptre in right hand, rev. CIVITAS DURRAM, square-topped shield over long cross fourchée, T-W across field, Mitre below, 0.544g, 11h, i.m. crescent [on obverse only] (North 1813; S.2352), crimped and rubbed, otherwise cabinet toned, fine, the reverse better; Archbishop Cuthbert Tunstall, similar, rev. CIVITAS DURRAM, square-topped shield over long cross fourchée, C-D across field, 0.671g, 2h, i.m. star [on obverse only] (North 1813; S.2354), once bright lustrous, but now richly cabinet toned, a pleasingly bold very fine, a charming little coin (2)

Provenance

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

i) Acquired privately, by April 1913 - £0.1.6



ii) Acquired privately, by April 1913 - £0.2.6

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Sold for
£100

Starting price
£5