416, Lot: 584. Estimate $150. Sold for $380. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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TUDOR. Mary. 1553-1554. AR Groat (24mm, 1.97 g, 8h). Tower (London) mint; im: pomegranate. Crowned bust left / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1960; SCBC 2492. Near VF, toned, hairlines, bent in thirds at one time for use as a "love token" and now straightened. Attractive portrait.
From the D.C. Kopen Collection. Ex Davissons E-Auction 3 (7 December 2013), lot 59.