Henry VIII, harp coinage, first issue (1534-40), halfgroat, mm. crown, with title DOMINUS, crowned arms on long cross, rev. crowned harp between crowned initials, probably Henry and Anne Boleyn (March/April 1536), wt. 0.69gm. (S.6476; DF.206), a cracked fragment, poor, extremely rare
Purchased C. Denton, found at Fylde Court, Lancashire, circa 2008.
Lots 282 to 310 were the subject of Chris Comber's lecture entitled The Irish Harp Coinage of Henry VIII, the Definitive Version.
(300-400 GBP)