Edward VI, Penny, 0.58g., first period, Tower, m.m. arrow, E D G ROSA SINE SP, Roman lettering, lozenge stops, rev. CIVITAS LONDON, open forks (N.1902; S.2460), a good portrait, very fine, very rare

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Edward VI, Penny, 0.58g., first period, Tower, m.m. arrow, E D G ROSA SINE SP, Roman lettering, lozenge stops, rev. CIVITAS LONDON, open forks (N.1902; S.2460), a good portrait, very fine, very rare

Provenance

E H Wheeler, Sotheby, 12 March 1930, lot 326
C Corbally Browne, Sotheby, 25 March 1935, lot 406
W L Raynes, Glendining, 15 February 1950, lot 461
Spink Auction 1, 11 October 1978, lot 188

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Lot Essay

There is uncertainty as to the mint attribution of coins with mintmark arrow and the reading CIVITAS LONDON. No Penny is known with the POSVI reverse legend. North omits the Tower mint and assigns both arrow and E marked coins to Southwark.