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Auction 104  10 Mar 2022
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Lot 332

Starting price: 300 GBP
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Edward VI (1547-53), Shilling, second issue, debased, 1549, Southwark mint, mintmark Y, Bust 3, crowned bust right within linear circle, lozenge stops, legend surrounding, EDWARD VI DG AGL FRA Z HIB REX Y. Rev, oval quartered shield of arms, E to left, R to right, contained within linear circle, legend surrounding TIMOR DOMINI FONS VITA MDXLIX, 5.04g (S.2466B; N.1917/2). Old cabinet tone, on closer inspection a pleasing portrait some fade in the King's hair, nicely detailed in the embroidery and fasteners below the collar. Legends in the main legible with some soft spots, some annealing fissures. Rev, the frame of the coat of arms in its lower area displaying some distortion, the Royal emblems observable. Very fine for issue, scarce.
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