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Auction: 5014 - The Coinex Sale
Lot: 1389

Henry VIII (1509-47), third coinage, Sovereign, 12.00g., Southwark, type IIb, small module, king enthroned holding orb and sceptre, throne with curved sides, rose at feet, HENRIC 8 DI GRA AGL FRANCIE Z HIBERN REX, rev. crowned shield with lion and dragon supporters, HR in cartouche below, slipped trefoil stops, m.m. S (Schneider 611 (same dies); N.1825; S.2291), beautifully repaired through mintmark S on obverse, and M of AVTEM on reverse, otherwise a handsome full round coin, evenly struck, with a clear portrait, very fine, rare Estimate £ 4,000-5,000PROVENANCE: Glendining, 26 September 1973, lot 174

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