Spink > Auction 24004 | Auction date: 4 April 2024 |
Lot number: 143 Price realized: 200 GBP (Approx. 251 USD / 233 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: Edward VI (1547-1553), Third Period, Fine Silver Issues, Tower (2), Shilling, 1551-1553, (m.m.) EDWARD '. VI : D '. G '. AGL ': FRA '. Z : hIB '. REX. :, crowned bust facing, Tudor rose to left, XII to right, rev. POSVI DEV : A DIVTOR E ': MEV '., square-topped shield over long cross fourchée, 5.73g [88.43grns], 10h, m.m. tun (PAS: DOR-180F98 = BM 2019 T966/1 this coin; North 1937; Spink 2482), rub and wear to the face, reverse details better, toned especially in the legends, fine; also, Sixpence, 1551-1553, (m.m.) : EDWARD '. VI : D .' G .' AGL .' FRA ' Z . hIB '. REX, small lettering, crowned bust facing (from Sixpence puncheon), similar, rev. (m.m.) POSVI DEV .' A-DIVTOR-E .' MEV .' small lettering, square-topped shield over long cross fourchée, 2.51g [38.74grns], 4h, m.m. tun (PAS: DOR-180F98 = BM 2019 T966/2 this coin; North 1938; Spink 2483), the second creased and flattened, both with light but partial field tone, good to fair (2). Provenance, Recovered from the Ansty (Dorset), Civil War Hoard, 19 October 2019 Estimate: £140 - £200 |