Lot 231
231
Edward VI, Halfpenny, 0.25g., first period, Bristol, no m.m., E D G ROSA SINE SPN, Bristol lettering, trefoil after ROSA, rev. CIVITAS BRISTOLI, trefoil in forks (N.1905; S.2464), surface flake on obverse, otherwise a very fine full coin, extremely rare
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Edward VI, Halfpenny, 0.25g., first period, Bristol, no m.m., E D G ROSA SINE SPN, Bristol lettering, trefoil after ROSA, rev. CIVITAS BRISTOLI, trefoil in forks (N.1905; S.2464), surface flake on obverse, otherwise a very fine full coin, extremely rare

Details
Edward VI, Halfpenny, 0.25g., first period, Bristol, no m.m., E D G ROSA SINE SPN, Bristol lettering, trefoil after ROSA, rev. CIVITAS BRISTOLI, trefoil in forks (N.1905; S.2464), surface flake on obverse, otherwise a very fine full coin, extremely rare
Provenance
J G Murdoch, Sotheby, 31 March 1903, lot 508
W Talbot Ready, Sotheby, 15 November 1920, lot 567
E H Wheeler, Sotheby, 12 March 1930, lot 329 (part)
V J E Ryan, Glendining, 22 January 1952, lot 993
Spink Auction 1, 11 October 1978, lot 189
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

One other specimen, Norweb lot 1385, has appeared at auction in the last forty years.