Henry VIII, with Katharine of Aragon (1509-1547), Second Coinage, Gold Halfcrown, 1526-1531, Tower, (m.m.) hEnRIC .: 8 : DI .' G': R': AGL'. Z : FRAC', saltire stops, crowned square-topped Tudor shield, rev. (m.m.) RVTILAnS : ROSA : SInE : SPInA :, crowned double Tudor rose, dividing h-K, 4h, m.m. rose (Schneider I, 600; North 1794; Spink 2285), some peripheral striking softness, otherwise a handsomely round, uniform and fresh striking, a pleasingly bold very fine, rare.
Provenance
Found on farmland near Loxwood, West Sussex, June 2022
Estimate: £3,000 - £4,000