Lot 123
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Henry VIII, Halfgroat, 1.28g., second coinage, London, m.m. rose on obv. only, reads HENRIC VIII DI G R AGL Z FRA, mixed Roman and Lombardic lettering, saltire stops, rev. no marks in forks (Whitton p.208 (i) 1/3 and pl.xiv 7 (same obv. die); N.1800; S.2341A); very fine, very rare, particularly so with no reverse mintmark
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Henry VIII, Halfgroat, 1.28g., second coinage, London, m.m. rose on obv. only, reads HENRIC VIII DI G R AGL Z FRA, mixed Roman and Lombardic lettering, saltire stops, rev. no marks in forks (Whitton p.208 (i) 1/3 and pl.xiv 7 (same obv. die); N.1800; S.2341A); very fine, very rare, particularly so with no reverse mintmark

Details
Henry VIII, Halfgroat, 1.28g., second coinage, London, m.m. rose on obv. only, reads HENRIC VIII DI G R AGL Z FRA, mixed Roman and Lombardic lettering, saltire stops, rev. no marks in forks (Whitton p.208 (i) 1/3 and pl.xiv 7 (same obv. die); N.1800; S.2341A); very fine, very rare, particularly so with no reverse mintmark
Provenance
R C Lockett, Glendining, 4 November 1958, lot 3235 (part)
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

London Halfgroats with some Roman letters, notably the E and N in HENRIC are the first of the second coinage. They are very rare, though this feature is not uncommon at Canterbury on coins with mintmark Warham's 'uncertain' mark. The true London coin has saltires in the forks on the reverse, so this piece is strictly a mule.