Lot
180
Henry VIII, Pennies (4), third coinage, Tower, facing bust, H D G ROSA SINE SPIN, rev. CIVITAS LONDON, (a) m.m. lis on obv. only, reads SPI, Lombardic lettering, trefoil stops, rev. annulets on pierced cross-ends (Whitton p.313, (a) var.; N.1854; S.2380); (b) m.m. lis, mixed lettering, annulet on inner circle on both sides, rev. pierced cross-ends (Whitton (a) var.; N.1854; S.2380); (c) m.m. (?), mixed lettering, trefoil stops, annulet on inner circle on obv. only, rev. reads LONDEN, open forks (Whitton (b); N.1854; S.2380); (d) no m.m., mixed lettering, sleeve stops on obv. only, rev. reads LONDEN, open forks (Whitton (b); N.1854; S.2380), generally fine, the second better but chipped, an interesting lot, those with annulets on inner circle rare (4)
Estimate
GBP 80 - GBP 100
Henry VIII, Pennies (4), third coinage, Tower, facing bust, H D G ROSA SINE SPIN, rev. CIVITAS LONDON, (a) m.m. lis on obv. only, reads SPI, Lombardic lettering, trefoil stops, rev. annulets on pierced cross-ends (Whitton p.313, (a) var.; N.1854; S.2380); (b) m.m. lis, mixed lettering, annulet on inner circle on both sides, rev. pierced cross-ends (Whitton (a) var.; N.1854; S.2380); (c) m.m. (?), mixed lettering, trefoil stops, annulet on inner circle on obv. only, rev. reads LONDEN, open forks (Whitton (b); N.1854; S.2380); (d) no m.m., mixed lettering, sleeve stops on obv. only, rev. reads LONDEN, open forks (Whitton (b); N.1854; S.2380), generally fine, the second better but chipped, an interesting lot, those with annulets on inner circle rare (4)
Provenance
(d) R C Lockett, Glendining, 26 April 1960, lot 4070 (part)