CNG 84, Lot: 1806. Estimate $500. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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TUDOR. Edward VI. 1547-1553. BI Penny (16mm, 0.60 g, 3h). First period, April 1547- January 1549. Bristol mint. Crowned bust right / (double saltire) CIVI TAS (trefoil) BRIS TOLIЄ, royal coat-of-arms over cross fourchée. R. Carlyon-Britton, “The first silver coinage of Edward VI,”
NumCirc LVII.7 (July 1949), 40; Potter,
Coinage pp. 125-6; North 1903; SCBC 2462. Fine, light porosity. Rare.