Details
LOT 3920
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfpenny. Struck 1509-1526. London (Tower) mint; i.m: portcullis crowned/–. First coinage.
(Portcullis crowned) [ҺЄNRIC DI GRA RЄX AGL], crowned facing bust / [CIVI-TAS LON-DON], long cross fourchée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1779; SCBC 2334. Fine. Clipped.(0.34gr, 12mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
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From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
