Edward VI, Penny, 0.48g., third coinage, London, m.m. tun on obv. only, sovereign type, king enthroned holding orb and sceptre, E D G ROSA SINE SPI; rev long cross fourchée over shield, CIVITAS LONDON (N.1942; S.2487), practically as struck, almost extremely fine, of the highest rarity

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Edward VI, Penny, 0.48g., third coinage, London, m.m. tun on obv. only, sovereign type, king enthroned holding orb and sceptre, E D G ROSA SINE SPI; rev long cross fourchée over shield, CIVITAS LONDON (N.1942; S.2487), practically as struck, almost extremely fine, of the highest rarity

Provenance

J D Cuff, Sotheby, 8 June 1854, lot 1012
Rev. E J Shepherd, Sotheby, 22July 1885, lot 244
W Brice, collection bought en bloc by H Montagu, 1887
H Montagu, Sotheby, 11 May 1896, lot 853
G J Bascom, Sotheby, 15 June 1914, lot 124
L E Bruun, Sotheby, 18 May 1925, lot 619
W L Raynes, Glendining, 15 February 1950, lot 469
Spink Auction 6, 11 October 1979, lot 576

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Lot Essay

The sovereign penny of Edward VI has been described as 'amongst the rarest coins of the English Silver series' (William Brice). The celebrated R C Lockett collection did not contain an example and for many years there were only two specimens in private hands. A third example, a perforated river find, turned up in 1982 and was sold in Spink Numismatic Circular, February 1983, no.314.