Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
November 1920
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/457
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Lor 501—continued. and rose combined, cross-crosslet, anchor, and anchor reversed, aud two with mixed mint marks, all fine and an interesting selection of mint marks 14 502 Groats, with arched crown (22); Half Groats (14), of the Can- terbury mint, with m.m. tun, many fine, and a variety of mint marks 36 503 A similar lot, Groats (22); Half Groats (15), equally varied and Sine 37 504 Half Groat of Canterbury, m. m. lis on reverse, ® in centre of cross, cross each side of neck; London, m. m. scallop on both sides, trefoil stops, 7ave; York, m. m. martlet, two with and two without tressure on obverse, and two others, m. m. lis, with open lozenge enclosing pellet in centre of reverse, chiefly Sine 8 505 ‘Third coinage, Groat, m. m. cross-crosslet on both sides, variety reading Abivtod (Hks. p. 273, var. 6), the king’s head placed ina tressure, broken at top by the crown and at bottom by the bust, in very good state, but has been over cleaned, extremely rare, only three or four known [PI. 1V] | TA. Se 506 Profile Groats, m. m. pheon (3), cross-crosslet (2), obv. pheon, 107. cross-crosslet, obv. lis, ev. greyhound’s head, an unpublished combination of m.m.’s, all fine, and slight varieties of the king's” portrait 7 507 Profile Groats, m. m. cross-crosslet (5), m. m. pheon (11); profile Half Groats, m. m. cinquefoil (3), m. m. martlet with keys below shield (12); Sovereign type, Pennies, various mints (4) ; Halfpennies, with arched crown, m. m. lis, London (2), one rather fine, and another, low crown, m.m. pheon, some fine 38 HENRY VIII, 1509-1546. 508 Sovereign, first coinage, m. m. portcullis crowned on both sides, usual type of king enthroned holding sceptre and orb, at his feet a porteullis ; ev. shield of arms upon a large double rose, a fine, Jflaé piece and rare [PI. IV] 1 509 Half Sovereign of late coinage, m. m. eon both sides, hip Rax, a very good portrait of the king enthroned, English lettering throughout, fine and toned, but edge cracked in striking 1
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