Lot 140
140
Henry VIII, Penny, 0.62g., second coinage, York (Abp. Lee), sovereign type, m.m. key on obv. only, reads H D G ROSA SIE SPIA rev. CIVITAS EBORACI, E L beside shield (Whitton p.211 (i) and pl.xvii, 7 (this coin); N.1814; S.2355), a full round coin, tiny edge chip at 10 o'clock, otherwise very fine, extremely rare
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Henry VIII, Penny, 0.62g., second coinage, York (Abp. Lee), sovereign type, m.m. key on obv. only, reads H D G ROSA SIE SPIA rev. CIVITAS EBORACI, E L beside shield (Whitton p.211 (i) and pl.xvii, 7 (this coin); N.1814; S.2355), a full round coin, tiny edge chip at 10 o'clock, otherwise very fine, extremely rare

Details
Henry VIII, Penny, 0.62g., second coinage, York (Abp. Lee), sovereign type, m.m. key on obv. only, reads H D G ROSA SIE SPIA rev. CIVITAS EBORACI, E L beside shield (Whitton p.211 (i) and pl.xvii, 7 (this coin); N.1814; S.2355), a full round coin, tiny edge chip at 10 o'clock, otherwise very fine, extremely rare
Provenance
R C Lockett, Glendining, 11 October 1956, lot 1823
R Carlyon-Britton, collection purchased by Seaby, 1959
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.