Lugdunum GmbH
Auction 21 9 Jun 2021
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Henry VIII, 1509-1547. Gold medal 1545. Also known as the Supremacy medal. By Henry Bayse. Commemorating the King's assumption of the Title of Supreme Head of the Church of England. 61,06 g.; 50 mm. Obverse. HENRICVS OCTA ANGLIÆ FRANCI ET HIB REX FIDEI DEFENSOR ET / IN TERR ECCLE ANGLI ET HIBE SVB CHRIST CAPVT SVPREMVM. Bust to right, wearing a jewelled cap, an ermine robe and a collar of jewels around his neck; around, inscription in two concentric circles divided by the crowned royal badges of the Rose (above), the Portcullis (to right), the Fleur-de-lis (below) and the Harp (to left). Reverse. Inscriptions in Hebrew and Greek with HR above and Londini 1545 below. Eimer 26a; Hill (1916), 194-5. GOLD. Of the highest rarity. Holed. Good Very Fine / Very Fine
Provenance: From the collection of Martine, Comtesse de Béhague (1870-1939) and by descent to the present owner. The consignor has generously decided to donate the proceeds of the sale of this medal to support the reconstruction and restoration of the Cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris.
Henry VIII, 1509-1547. Gold medal 1545. Also known as the Supremacy medal. By Henry Bayse. Commemorating the King's assumption of the Title of Supreme Head of the Church of England. 61,06 g.; 50 mm. Obverse. HENRICVS OCTA ANGLIÆ FRANCI ET HIB REX FIDEI DEFENSOR ET / IN TERR ECCLE ANGLI ET HIBE SVB CHRIST CAPVT SVPREMVM. Bust to right, wearing a jewelled cap, an ermine robe and a collar of jewels around his neck; around, inscription in two concentric circles divided by the crowned royal badges of the Rose (above), the Portcullis (to right), the Fleur-de-lis (below) and the Harp (to left). Reverse. Inscriptions in Hebrew and Greek with HR above and Londini 1545 below. Eimer 26a; Hill (1916), 194-5. GOLD. Of the highest rarity. Holed. Good Very Fine / Very Fine
Provenance: From the collection of Martine, Comtesse de Béhague (1870-1939) and by descent to the present owner. The consignor has generously decided to donate the proceeds of the sale of this medal to support the reconstruction and restoration of the Cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris.