Henry VII, Halfgroat, 1.46g., class I, London, m.m. lis on rose on obv. only, open crown without arches, tressure unbroken, saltire stops on &Iobv. only (P & W p.293 and pl. xxii, 1 (this coin); N.1707; S.2202), a superb coin, well struck, good very fine, extremely rare, the finest of the six known
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Henry VII, Halfgroat, 1.46g., class I, London, m.m. lis on rose on obv. only, open crown without arches, tressure unbroken, saltire stops on &Iobv. only (P & W p.293 and pl. xxii, 1 (this coin); N.1707; S.2202), a superb coin, well struck, good very fine, extremely rare, the finest of the six known

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Henry VII, Halfgroat, 1.46g., class I, London, m.m. lis on rose on obv. only, open crown without arches, tressure unbroken, saltire stops on &Iobv. only (P & W p.293 and pl. xxii, 1 (this coin); N.1707; S.2202), a superb coin, well struck, good very fine, extremely rare, the finest of the six known
Provenance
J D Cuff, Sotheby, 8 June 1854, lot 946
Rev. J W Martin, Sotheby, 23 May 1859, lot 135
Capt. R M Murchison, Sotheby, 27 June 1864, lot 111
Rev. E J Shepherd, Sotheby, 22 July 1885, lot 198
H Montagu, Sotheby, 11 May 1896, lot 674
Lord Kesteven, Sotheby, 23 June 1899, lot 29
J G Murdoch, Sotheby, 31 March 1903, lot 391
F A Walters, Sotheby, 26 May, 1913, lot 493
L A Lawrence, Glendining, 11 July 1951, lot 679
R Carlyon-Britton, portion of collection purchased by Spink, 1959
E M Norweb, Spink Auction 48, 13 November 1985, lot 305
Special notice
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