Classical Numismatic Group, LLC
Auction 99 13 May 2015
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TUDOR. Henry VIII. 1509-1547. AR Testoon (33mm, 7.35 g, 2h). Third coiange. Southwark mint; im: S/(E over Є). Struck 1544-1547. S · hEnRIC · 8 : [D'·] G'· ΛGL'· FRΛ'· Z · HIB'· REX · (saltire stops), crowned facing bust / (E over Є) · · · CIVITΛS · · · LOnDOn · · · (parsley leaf stops), crowned rose; crowned h R flanking. Jacob O9/–; Whitton p. 308, (4) var. (obv. stops; Edward VI); North 1842; SCBC 2367. Near VF, toned, usual minor porosity, small graffiti 'FI' on reverse. Attractive portrait.
Ex Dix, Noonan, Webb 104 (5 December 2012), lot 177.
Whitton attributes this rare over-mintmark variety to the reign of Edward VI, while North includes it in his listing for Henry VIII and Jacob entirely overlooks it.
Ex Dix, Noonan, Webb 104 (5 December 2012), lot 177.
Whitton attributes this rare over-mintmark variety to the reign of Edward VI, while North includes it in his listing for Henry VIII and Jacob entirely overlooks it.