Baldwin & Sons
Auction 101 28 September 2016
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BRITISH COINS, Henry VIII (1509-1547), Gold Halfcrown, Posthumous issue (1547-1551), crowned rose, h to left, R to right, initial mark pellet in annulet both sides, lozenge stops both sides, legend error C for D in D:G:, rev crowned quartered shield of arms, h to left, R to right, 1.53g (Schneider -/651; N 1837; cf S 2399). A little ragged around rim, some traces of red wax in lettering, about very fine and extremely rare, the ultimate transitional piece of 1547 going into the posthumous period of Henry VIII.
The same reverse die as Schneider 651. Whitton (BNJ XXVI, page 181 variant 4), attributes this coin to the Posthumous period based on the use of lozenge stops (plate X no.12). North catalogues this piece in the Third Coinage of Henry based on the use of the pellet in annulet initial mark which the current Spink catalogue also reflects.
Estimate: £1200-1500
The same reverse die as Schneider 651. Whitton (BNJ XXVI, page 181 variant 4), attributes this coin to the Posthumous period based on the use of lozenge stops (plate X no.12). North catalogues this piece in the Third Coinage of Henry based on the use of the pellet in annulet initial mark which the current Spink catalogue also reflects.
Estimate: £1200-1500