Henry VIII (1509-1547), testoon with a nominal value of twelve pence, Tower Mint, third coinage (1544-1547), full facing crowned bust of King in ruff, beaded borders and inner linear circles both sides, trefoil stops, initial mintmark undecipherable, legend surrounds in Lombardic script, HENRIC 8 DG AGL FRA Z HIB REX, rev. crowned Tudor rose, crowned h and crowned R flanking, mintmark pellet in annulet, POSVI; DEVM; ADIVTORIVM; MEVM, wt. 7.10gms. (S.2365; N.1841), struck on a fully round flan with a complete portrait with fine details, silver hues within the detail legends in the main clear a little flatness in parts of the legend, nearly extremely fine, rare thus
*ex Spink 1970's.
(4000-5000 GBP)