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Auction: 25005 - The Carrington and Pallas Collections of Exceptional English and Anglo-Gallic Gold Coins and Proof Sets
Lot: 92

Henry VIII (1509-1547), Third Coinage, Half-Sovereign, 1544-1547, Tower, (m.m.) HENRIC '. 8 • D '. G '. AGL ' . FRANC • Z • HIB '. REX •, King enthroned, holding sceptre and orb, rev. (m.m.) IHS '. AVTE '. TRANSIE ' : PERMEDI '. ILLOR '. IBA, trefoil stops, crowned shield with supporters, 6.23g [96.14grns], m.m. pellet (Schneider I, 614-616; North 1827; S.2294), slightly clipped with a tiny flan crack at 6 o'clock, but no daylight comes through, characteristic softness but details largely clear, toned, near very fine

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Estimate
£2,000 to £2,500

Starting price
£1600