Very Rare Pellet-in-Annulet over S

CNG 85, Lot: 1541. Estimate $3000. Sold for $2800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TUDOR. Henry VIII. 1509-1547. AV Half Sovereign (31mm, 5.19 g, 11h). Third coinage. Type IIb. Tower mint; im: pellet-in-annulet (over S on reverse). Struck 1544-1547. hЄnRIC’ 8 D’ G’ RЄX ΛGL’ FRΛnCIЄ’ Z hIB’ RЄX, Henry enthroned facing, holding scepter and globus cruciger; rose below; saltire stops / IhS’ ΛVTЄ’ TRΛnSIЄnS’ PЄRmDI’ ILLOR’ IBΛT, two lions supporting crowned royal shield set on base marked HR (ligate); saltire stops. Whitton class II(b), 5; Schneider -; North 1827; SCBC 2294. VF, light scratch on obverse. Well struck. Very rare variety with Southwark reverse die.

None of the standard references, Schneider, North, and SCBC, mention this rare variety, only Whitton identifies it in his lists.