Handsome Sovereign of Edward VI
TUDOR. Edward VI. 1547-1553. AV Sovereign (36mm, 11.19 g, 5h). Third period, crown gold coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: У. Struck 1551–1553. : ЄDWΛRD’ : VI : D’ · G’ · ΛGL’ : FRΛn’ : Z : HIB’ : RЄX : (square stops), crowned and armored half-length bust right, holding sword over right shoulder and globus cruciger in left hand / · IhS ·ΛVTЄm : TRΛNCI’ · PЄR : mЄDIV’ : ILLOR’ · IBAT, crowned coat-of-arms with crowned leopard and griffin supporters; all set on ornate frame with central titulus inscribed ER. Schneider 690 (same dies); North 1927; SCBC 2450. Well struck and richly toned, some very minor flan flaws on obverse. . Rare, especially with this initial mark.
Ex St. James 24 (23 September 2013), lot 43; Spink 208 (22 June 2011), lot 651.
