Details
Henry VIII, Halfgroats (5), first coinage, York (Abp. Wolsey), rev. reads CIVITAS EBORACI, keys and cardinal's hat below shield, (a) m.m. radiant star, reads REX AL Z; (b) m.m. star; (c) m.m. pansy; (d) m.m. escallop, reads REX AGL; (e) m.m. voided cross, reads REX AL (Whitton p.210 (i)-(iv) and (vi),; N.1771; S.2326), pleasing toned coins, the second and last slightly chipped on edge, all otherwise very fine; a complete set of mintmarks, the last very rare (5)
Provenance
(c) H M Lingford, collection purchased by Baldwin, 1951
(e) R C Lockett, Glendining, 11 October 1956, lot 1802 (part)
(e) R C Lockett, Glendining, 11 October 1956, lot 1802 (part)
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