TUDOR. Edward VI. 1547-1553. AR Crown (40mm, 30.11 g, 7h). Third period; Fine Silver issue. Tower (London) mint; im: tun . Dated 1553. (tun) ЄDWΛRD’· VI : D’· G’· ΛGL : FRΛ’: Z : hIB’: RЄX :, Edward, armored and holding sword, on caparisoned horse right; 1553 below / (tun) · POSVI DЄV’· Λ DIVTOR Є’: mЄV’·, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. Woodbridge dies B/15; North 1833; SCBC 2478. Rich cabinet toning with splashes of iridescence. Good Fine. Very rare.
Ex Mason (Baldwin’s 37, 5 May 2004), lot 856.
