Henry VI 1íst reign (1422-61), Calais, Noble, Rosette-Mascle issue, 6.95g, mm. -/lis, h/enric di gra rex angl z franc dns hyb, rosette stops, king with sword and shield facing in ship, flag at stern, rev. ihc avt transiens per medivm illorv ibat, pinecone stops, mascle over rosette after per, royal cross within tressure, lis in second quarter, h in panel at centre, trefoils in spandrels (N.1440; S.1818; Schneider 315 same dies; Stewartby II; Whitton 16a), small scuff in spandrel below ibat, a small scratch below ibat, struck from a worn obverse die, otherwise good very fine, very rare, the last gold issue from the Calais mint.
:Sotheby, 28 July 1930, lot 49, late George Folliott V J E Ryan, Glendining, 28 June 1950, lot 43S&B 24 (May/June 1995), E109 (illustrated as E108)I Ure, Rasmussen list 2 (Spring 2002), C89
Estimate: £5,000.00 - £7,000.00