Lot 126
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Henry VIII, Halfgroat, 1.29g., second coinage, London, m.m. pheon, with Irish title, reads HENRIC 8 and HIB REX, saltire stops (Whitton (vii); N.1801; S.2342), good fine, excessively rare
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Henry VIII, Halfgroat, 1.29g., second coinage, London, m.m. pheon, with Irish title, reads HENRIC 8 and HIB REX, saltire stops (Whitton (vii); N.1801; S.2342), good fine, excessively rare

Details
Henry VIII, Halfgroat, 1.29g., second coinage, London, m.m. pheon, with Irish title, reads HENRIC 8 and HIB REX, saltire stops (Whitton (vii); N.1801; S.2342), good fine, excessively rare
Provenance
R Carlyon-Britton, Sotheby, 17 October 1921, lot 182
R C Lockett, Glendining, 11 October 1956, lot 1814
R Carlyon-Britton, third collection, purchased by Seaby, 1959
D Dupree, collection purchased by Spink, 1989
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

Three examples of the Irish title Halfgroat are known; (a) British Museum, (b) this coin, and (c) Spink Numismatic Circular, November 1986 no.7638, from the Little Wymondly Hoard, 1973.