Lot 147
147
Henry VIII, Halfpenny, 0.45g., second coinage, York (Abp. Wolsey), m.m. acorn, H D G ROSA SIE SPIA, T W by bust, rev. CIVITAS EBORACI (Whitton p.211, (ii) var.; N.1818 var.; S.2359), good fine, very rare
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Henry VIII, Halfpenny, 0.45g., second coinage, York (Abp. Wolsey), m.m. acorn, H D G ROSA SIE SPIA, T W by bust, rev. CIVITAS EBORACI (Whitton p.211, (ii) var.; N.1818 var.; S.2359), good fine, very rare

Details
Henry VIII, Halfpenny, 0.45g., second coinage, York (Abp. Wolsey), m.m. acorn, H D G ROSA SIE SPIA, T W by bust, rev. CIVITAS EBORACI (Whitton p.211, (ii) var.; N.1818 var.; S.2359), good fine, very rare
Provenance
F W Longbottom, Sotheby, 14 May 1934, lot 229 (part)
H G C Day, collection purchased by Baldwin, c.1935
R C Lockett, Glendining, 11 October 1956, lot 1824 (part)
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.