Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 145 with CNG & NGSA | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
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Lot description: The Geoffrey Cope Collection of British Coins. Edward VI. 1547-1553. AR Penny (16.5mm, 0.62 g, 3h). First period. Bristol mint; im: –. Struck April 1547-February 1548. Crowned and mantled bust right / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; trefoils in forks. North 1903; SCBC 2462. Toned. Good VF. Unusually bold for this very rare little portrait Penny. Ex E. M. Norweb (English Part IV, Spink 59, 17 June 1987), lot 1384; Glendining (4 April 1979), lot 138; Spink Numismatic Circular LXVIII (April 1970), no. 4439; R. Carlyon-Britton Collection; L.E. Bruun (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 18 May 1925), lot 618; G.J, Bascom (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 15 June 1914) lot 120; Sir John Evans Collection. Estimate: 1500 CHF |