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Auction 46 9 Jan 2019
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Henry VI, first reign (1422-61). Gold Half Noble of three shillings and four pence, Tower Mint, Annulet Issue (c.1422-30), King standing in ship with upright sword and quartered shield, annulet by sword arm, lis after King's name, small trefoils stops in abbreviated Latin legend h EnRIC+ DI: GRA': REX: AnGL': Z: FRanC':, Rev. h at centre, ornate cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in angles, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, annulet in upper right spandrel, large fleurs in other spandrels, initial mark fleur de lis, annulet stops in abbreviated Latin legend +DomInE* nEo Ino FVROReo AVoo ARGVAso mE, weight 3.45g (Schneider 293; N.1417; S.1805; Fr.113). Toned, a bold very fine. Estimate Value $3,000 - UP
The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on the obverse "Henry by the Grace of God, King of England and France"; and on the reverse "O Lord, rebuke me not in Thine anger" a Psalm taken from the Bible.
Henry VI, first reign (1422-61). Gold Half Noble of three shillings and four pence, Tower Mint, Annulet Issue (c.1422-30), King standing in ship with upright sword and quartered shield, annulet by sword arm, lis after King's name, small trefoils stops in abbreviated Latin legend h EnRIC+ DI: GRA': REX: AnGL': Z: FRanC':, Rev. h at centre, ornate cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in angles, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, annulet in upper right spandrel, large fleurs in other spandrels, initial mark fleur de lis, annulet stops in abbreviated Latin legend +DomInE* nEo Ino FVROReo AVoo ARGVAso mE, weight 3.45g (Schneider 293; N.1417; S.1805; Fr.113). Toned, a bold very fine. Estimate Value $3,000 - UP
The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on the obverse "Henry by the Grace of God, King of England and France"; and on the reverse "O Lord, rebuke me not in Thine anger" a Psalm taken from the Bible.