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LOT 1640
Tudor Palimpsest 2 Ounce Weight
15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (50 grams, 51 mm).
Marked for Henry VII or VIII with a Lombardic letter 'h' to the upper face; concentric circles to the reverse, later incised with a large star or sunburst. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market, 1990s.
Property of a retired academic.
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