Details
LOT 3927
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Penny. Struck 1526-1529. Durham mint; i.m: trefoil. Thomas Wolsey, bishop. Second coinage, sovereign type.
(Trefoil) Һ' ˣ D' ˣ G' ˣ ROSA ˣ SIЄ' ˣ SPIA', Henry enthroned facing, holding lis-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger, throne pillar on either side surmounted by lis / (Trefoil) CIVI-TAS ˣ DVR-RAᙏ, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; T W flanking, tasseled gallero below. North 1811; SCBC 2352. Near Very Fine. Well centred.(0.61gr, 14mm, 7h.).
Provenance
Ex Lockdales, A72, lot 533.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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