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Auction 99  4 May 2016
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Lot 825

Estimate: 600 GBP
Price realized: 700 GBP
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THE COLLECTION OF A CLASSICIST, BRITISH COINS, Edward IV (first reign, 1461-1470), Continental Imitation of a Gold Ryal of Ten Shillings, probably 16th Century, on a broad flan, attributed to the Mint of Gorinchem, King standing in ship holding sword and shield, three whole lis in upper left quarter, ship rigging with three corded ropes to left, one linear rope to right, E on flag at stern, rose on hull, quatrefoils 3/3, trefoil stops both sides, no obverse initial mark, ED WARD. DI. GRA. REX. AnGL. Z. FRAn. .DnS. IB., rev rose at centre on sunburst, over cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in each angle, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, fleurs in spandrels, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark crown, first C of legend retrograde, IHC. AVT. TRAnSIEnS. PER. MEDIVM. ILLORV. IBAT., 7.09g (Schneider 856; Thompson group II, class 3a; S 1952). Crack evident in sea and hull, otherwise very fine, toned.

Estimate: £600-800
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