Henry VIII, harp coinage, sixth issue (1546-47), sixpenny groat, mm. WS monogram, struck at Bristol under William Sharrington, crowned arms on long cross, reads HENRIC 8, pellet below shield, in third quarter, rev. crowned harp between crowned h and R: Henricus Rex, regnal year 38 (1546-47), wt. 2.19gms. (S.6484; DF.212), two small edge cracks, fine, rare
Purchased Baldwin, 2002.
Lots 282 to 310 were the subject of Chris Comber's lecture entitled The Irish Harp Coinage of Henry VIII, the Definitive Version.
(450-500 GBP)