TUDOR. Henry VIII. 1509-1547. AV Sovereign (42mm, 15.31 g, 2h). Second coinage. Tower mint; im: lis (over sunburst)/arrow. Struck circa 1541. Good VF.

Triton XXVI
Lot: 1242. Estimated: $ 50 000

British, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 55 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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TUDOR. Henry VIII. 1509-1547. AV Sovereign (42mm, 15.31 g, 2h). Second coinage. Tower mint; im: lis (over sunburst)/arrow. Struck circa 1541. x (lis over sunburst) hЄnRICVS : DЄI : GRΛCIA : RЄX x ΛnGLIЄ : ЄT : FRΛnC’ x DnS’ : hIB’ x (double and single saltire stops), Henry enthroned facing, holding scepter in left hand, globus cruciger in right; portcullis below / (arrow) IhЄSVS : ΛVTЄM : TRΛnSIЄnS : PЄR : MЄDIVM : ILLORVM : IBΛT : (double saltire stops), coat-of-arms within Tudor rose. Whitton 4 (dies O1d/R7); Schneider 570; North 1782; SCBC 2267. Some light scratches and marks on robe of King. Otherwise an imposing specimen. Richly toned. Good VF. Very rare.

Ex S. English Collection, purchased from Spink, June 1963; Dr. E.C. Carter Collection (purchased en bloc by Baldwin’s, 1950).

Over a period of more than 60 years Dr. Ernest Christison Carter (1865-1950) formed a collection of gold and silver coins from the reign of Edward III through the British milled series that was regarded as “one the most complete of its kind.” An obituary in the June 1950 issue of Spink’s Numismatic Circular describes Carter as “a particularly fine judge of condition, and on this point he was very meticulous.” Later that year, in the Presidential Address to the British Numismatic Society, Christopher Blunt said of Carter that “quality was the keynote of his collection…everything in it was of the best.”

The final winners of all Triton XXVI lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 10-11 January 2023.

Triton XXVI – Session Four – Lots 991-1315 will be held Wednesday afternoon, 11 January 2023 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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