Lot 73
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Henry VII, Testoon, 9.00g., profile issue, type I/II, m.m. lis, crowned bust right within beaded and wireline inner circles, HENRIC DI GRA REX ANGLIE Z FRAN, no stops, rev. shield over long cross, cross-end no.11 with slipped trefoil in ends, saltire stops, POSVI DEV ADIVTOE MEV (Potter and Winstanley, BNJ 1962 p.110, dies 2/6 and pl.x, 3 (a cast from this coin); N.1740; S.2251), lightly double struck on obverse, otherwise very fine, extremely rare
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Henry VII, Testoon, 9.00g., profile issue, type I/II, m.m. lis, crowned bust right within beaded and wireline inner circles, HENRIC DI GRA REX ANGLIE Z FRAN, no stops, rev. shield over long cross, cross-end no.11 with slipped trefoil in ends, saltire stops, POSVI DEV ADIVTOE MEV (Potter and Winstanley, BNJ 1962 p.110, dies 2/6 and pl.x, 3 (a cast from this coin); N.1740; S.2251), lightly double struck on obverse, otherwise very fine, extremely rare

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Henry VII, Testoon, 9.00g., profile issue, type I/II, m.m. lis, crowned bust right within beaded and wireline inner circles, HENRIC DI GRA REX ANGLIE Z FRAN, no stops, rev. shield over long cross, cross-end no.11 with slipped trefoil in ends, saltire stops, POSVI DEV ADIVTOE MEV (Potter and Winstanley, BNJ 1962 p.110, dies 2/6 and pl.x, 3 (a cast from this coin); N.1740; S.2251), lightly double struck on obverse, otherwise very fine, extremely rare
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

Four testoons are known reading HENRIC DI GRA. Three have reverse type I with ornamental cross-ends, this is unique in having reverse type II.