Auction: 25021 - The Simpson Collection of Hiberno-Norse and Irish Coinage
Lot: 339
Henry VIII (1485-1509), First Coinage (2), Groat, Tower, crowned bust of Henry VII right, rev. square-topped shield over long cross fourchée, 2.26g, 10h m.m. portcullis (North 1762; S.2316), heavily clipped, with darker tone, fine; also, Halfgroat, 1514-1526, York, Archbishop Wolsey, as before, with Cardinal's hat and keys below shield, 1.30g, 7h, m.m. star (North 1171; S.2326), roughness to surfaces and traces of porosity, otherwise field-toned, bolder than fine (2)
Provenance
The John Noel Simpson Collection of English, Irish and Hiberno-Norse Coins
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Sold for
£150
Starting price
£30
