Henry VIII, harp coinage, first issue (1534-40), halfgroat, mm. crown, with title DOMINUS, crowned arms on long cross, rev. crowned harp between crowned h and A: Henry and Anne Boleyn (March/April 1536), wt. 1.15gms. (S.6476; DF.206), a chip at 11 o'clock, almost very fine, extremely rare
*ex Lucien Lariviere collection, Spink 178, 22 February 2006, lot 78 (purchased Spink, 10 December 1988)
Lots 282 to 310 were the subject of Chris Comber's lecture entitled The Irish Harp Coinage of Henry VIII, the Definitive Version.
(3000-4000 GBP)