430, Lot: 534. Estimate $150. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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IRELAND. Edward VI. 1547-1553. AR Sixpence (25mm, 2.31 g, 4h). Class II. Dublin mint; im: unclear. Posthumous issue in the name of Henry VIII, struck 1547-circa 1550. Crowned bust facing slightly right / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. Cf. SCBI 22 (Copenhagen) 411; SCBC 6486. Near VF, toned, some weakness to strike.
From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.