Details
LOT 3840
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfgroat. 1509-1526. York mint; i.m: martlet. Archbishop Christopher Bainbridge. First coinage.
(Martlet) ҺЄNRIC 9x VII 9x DI' + GRA' x RЄX + AGL' x Z x, crowned and draped bust of Henry VIII to right / (Martlet) POSVI DЄV' x A-DIVTOR-Є' x ᙏЄV, coat of arms over cross fourchée, two keys below. North 1769; SCBC 2323. Fine.(1.64gr, 20mm, 5h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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