Lot 2230
2230
Philip and Mary, Sixpence, 1555, English titles only, heavy beaded inner circle on obv., pellet stops except after D (N.1971; S.2506A), lightly creased, good fine or better, extremely rare
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Philip and Mary, Sixpence, 1555, English titles only, heavy beaded inner circle on obv., pellet stops except after D (N.1971; S.2506A), lightly creased, good fine or better, extremely rare

Details
Philip and Mary, Sixpence, 1555, English titles only, heavy beaded inner circle on obv., pellet stops except after D (N.1971; S.2506A), lightly creased, good fine or better, extremely rare
Provenance
H M Lingford, collection purchased by Baldwin, 1951
Bought Baldwin, August 1974
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

This piece is struck from the obverse die of an Irish groat. More than one Irish obverse die was used to strike English sixpences, c.f. Spink Numismatic Circular, May 1991, no. 2878 for a die with colon stops.