Auction: 392 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale at NY INC
Lot: 137
Edward IV, First Reign (1461-1470), Light Coinage, Type VII, Half-Ryal, 1466-1469, Tower, EDWARD DEI x GRA x REX x AnGL Z FRAnC x, saltire stops, King standing in ship, holding sword and shield, E on standard, ropes 3/1, quatrefoils 3/3, ornaments 1- | -1, rev. (i.m.) DOMINE * NE * IN hVRORE * TVO : ARGVAS : ME [sic], double trefoil stops, ornate cross fleury, crowned leopards in angles, 3.87g [59.7grns], i.m. crown (BM 2021T974 = PAS NARC-0F0A9A, no. 3 this coin; Isladulcie 88; Schneider I, 385/-; North 1534; Spink 1959), very minor traces of stubble rash and crimping, otherwise boldly struck up on a fuller flan, minor scuffs to portrait from soil extraction, otherwise a really pleasingly bold very fine, scarce and with an interesting pedigree
Provenance
~ Found near Claybrooke, Harborough District (Leicestershire), as part of a scattered hoard, between July and October 2021 ~
Reported to the British Museum and Disclaimed as Treasure (BM 2021T974 = PAS NARC-0F0A9A)
Sold for
$3,250
Starting price
$3000