Lot 109
109
Henry VIII, Halfpenny, 0.42g., first coinage, Canterbury (Abp. Warham), m.m. pomegranate/cross fitchée, W A beside bust, HENRIC DI GRA REX AG, rev. CIVITAS CANTOR (Whitton p.210 (i) var.; N.1780; S.2335), a beautiful little coin, good very fine, very rare
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Henry VIII, Halfpenny, 0.42g., first coinage, Canterbury (Abp. Warham), m.m. pomegranate/cross fitchée, W A beside bust, HENRIC DI GRA REX AG, rev. CIVITAS CANTOR (Whitton p.210 (i) var.; N.1780; S.2335), a beautiful little coin, good very fine, very rare

Details
Henry VIII, Halfpenny, 0.42g., first coinage, Canterbury (Abp. Warham), m.m. pomegranate/cross fitchée, W A beside bust, HENRIC DI GRA REX AG, rev. CIVITAS CANTOR (Whitton p.210 (i) var.; N.1780; S.2335), a beautiful little coin, good very fine, very rare
Provenance
F W Longbottom, Sotheby, 14 May 1934, lot 228 (part)
R C Lockett, Glendining, 11 October 1956, lot 1800
R Carlyon-Britton, portion of collection purchased by Spink, 1959
E M Norweb, Spink Auction 48, 13 November 1985, lot 323
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

The reverse mintmark was tentatively identified in the Norweb catalogue. The mintmark combination is unrecorded.