The Hardcastle Collection | 'Henry VIII', Cast AR 'Crown' Fantasy Coronation Medal, '1509', a Victorian restrike by Edward Emery after a 16th Century original, m.m. lis, HENRICVS·' 8 DEI · GRACIA ·· ANGLIE : FRANCI Z ·HIBERN · REX ·, crowned half-length bust facing three-quarters right, holding sword and orb, rev. ANGLICE * Z · HIBERNICE : ECCLESIE : SVPREMVM CAPVT, Royal coat-of-arms flanked by supporters, HR below, 40mm., 25.70g (cf. MI 46/42; Eimer –; Foley -; Pagan, Mr Emery's Mint, BNJ 40, no. 60), about extremely fine and rare, in bygone days highly prized by Numismatists who once considered the type the earliest silver 'Crown'.
Estimate: £200 - £300