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Auction: 3014 - Ancient, English & Foreign Coins & Commemorative Medals
Lot: 335

Henry IX (1725-1807), Italian made pierced copper touchpiece, 3.27g. three masted ship in full sail right, h.ix.d.g.m.b. f:et h.r.c.ep.tvsc. very finely executed, toothed border both sides, rev.struck en medaille, St. Michael killing dragon left, soli.deo gloria. (Woolf 74:2), die cud on obverse, flaws on reverse almost very fine and very rare Estimate £ 150-200 provenance Sotheby, 1 November 1920, lot 391 Helen Farquhar, Glendining, 25 April 1955, lot 196pt.

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