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(x) Henry VI (second reign, 1470-1471), Half-Angel, 2.54g, London, m.m. /cross pattée on reverse, henric di gra rex.angl z fr/a, St Michael vanquishing Satan, trefoil stops, rev. + o: /crvx. ave. spes: v. nica, cross dividing h and lis above shield within ship, trefoil stops (Schneider 444 - same dies; N.1615; S.2080), slight crease, almost very fine, extremely rare.
A metal detector find 10 miles north of Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Spink auction auction 201, 26 November 2009, lot 180
Extremely rare, only a few extant. This was the second sale of this coin type since the sale by Spink in 1985 of the Norweb collection. The other was an inferior example with cracked center (Spink auction 199, 25 June 2009, lot 485)
Estimate: £15,000.00 - £20,000.00