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Auction: 25005 - The Carrington and Pallas Collections of Exceptional English and Anglo-Gallic Gold Coins and Proof Sets
Lot: 644

(x) NGC VF30 | Edward VI (1547-1553), Second Period, Sovereign, January 1548/9 - June 1549 [OS], Tower (London), Under-Treasurer, Sir Martin Bowes, (m.m.) EDWARD .' VI : DEI : GRA '. AGL '. FRAN .' ET : HIB ': REX :, Edward seated facing on decorated throne, holding upraised sword and orb, small square stops, rev. (m.m.) IHS .' AVTEM : TRANSIENS : PER MEDIVM : ILLOR .' IBAT : Royal coat-of-arms with crowned leopard and griffin supporters; all set on ornate frame with central titulus inscribed E-R, small square stops, 10.846g [167.1grns], 1h, m.m. arrow / arrow over inverted arrow (Snelling, Pl. III, - [no. 12 for type]; Ruding, Pl. VII, - [no. 2 for type]; Cuff [1854], -; Kenyon [1884], p. 109 and Pl. X, 70 var.; Montagu [1896] -; Murdoch I, 461 same dies [167.5grns]; Bruun [1925] -; Earl of Ducie [1949], 15 = Rashleigh [1953], 28 = M W Hall [1963], 122 = Thos H Law, 20072 same dies; Raynes [1950] -; Ryan [1950] -; Lockett [1956], 1857 = Dabney-Thompson = SNC, April 1973, no. 3078 same dies; Hird -; Beresford-Jones 42 same dies; Baumhauer III, 1074 same dies; Potter, p. 135; Schneider I, 668 same dies; North 1906; S.2433), slightly crimped and lightly wiped, otherwise residually lustrous with a hint of cabinet tone, almost very fine, an extremely rare variety with only EIGHT examples recorded, in NGC Black 'Carrington' holder, graded VF30 (Cert. #8534369-019)

Provenance

The "Carrington" Collection of Exceptional English and Anglo-Gallic Gold Coins


Seaby, by private treaty, Summer 1981 - £2,310


"From an Old Family Collection", Spink 16, 9-10 July 1981, lot 23 - 167.6grns - "good fine and very rare" - £2,200 [Seaby]



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Sold for
£9,500

Starting price
£3000