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Auction 14007  17-18 December 2014
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Lot 540

Estimate: 120 000 GBP
Price realized: 310 000 GBP
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Henry VII (1485-1509), Sovereign, 15.37g, Tower mint, type III, m.m. dragon, king seated on high-backed embellished throne, greyhound and dragon on side pillars, fleur-de-lis dispersed in field, rev. shield on Tudor rose surrounded by alternating lis and leopards, all within pelleted and solid line tressure (SCBI 23 Ashmolean, No.78, Pl. VI; Schneider 549, Pl. 51 - same dies; Stewartby type C, p.421; N.1691; S.2174), light weakness of strike to King's robe corresponding on reverse, fractional areas of double striking in obverse legend, otherwise a magnificent specimen with extensive lustre and much as struck, the fine detail to the king's face and throne particularly resplendent, extremely fine and very rare.
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