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Auction: 9031 - Ancient, English and Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 188

Henry VIII, third coinage, Half-Sovereign, 6.23g, Southwark, m.m. e both sides, Lombardic letters, Henry, crowned, seated facing on throne holding orb and sceptre, rose below, henric 8 d g agl francie z hib rex, trefoil stops, rev. crowned shield with lion and dragon supporters, e below, ihs aute trans per medi illor ibat, trefoil stops (cf. Schneider 621; N.1828; S.2297), some weakness, light toning on reverse, very fine Estimate £ 1,800-2,200

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