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Auction: 15031 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins - Part 2
Lot: 292

Edward VI (1547-53), third period December 1550 - July 1553, crown gold coinage, Sovereign of 20-Shillings, 11.15g, m.m. tun both sides, possibly over Y on reverse, :edward'. vi: d': g'. agl': fra'. z: hiber': rex:, half-length figure of the king right, crowned and armoured, holding sword in right hand and orb in left, beaded and wire line inner circles, rev. ::ihs'. avte'. tranci'. per: mediv'. illor'. ibat., crowned, plain, square topped shield with lion and dragon supporters, er in cartouche below, beaded inner circle (N.1927; Schneider 691 same dies; S.2450), one or two light scratches under deep old golden tone, lightly double struck over z: h on obverse, good very fine, rare

provenance
Purchased from Baldwin, 1946, £30



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£13,000