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TUDOR. Henry VIII. 1509-1547. AV Crown of the Double Rose (26mm, 3.25 g, 3h). Third coinage. Southwark mint; im: S. Struck 1544-1547. Crowned double rose; crowned Һ R flanking / Crowned coat-of-arms; Һ R flanking. Schneider –; North 1835; SCBC 2308. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 689676-003, graded MS 61. Extremely rare.
Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CX.1 (February 2002), no. HG0122; V.J.E. Ryan (28 June 1950), lot 167.
Whitton indicates that Southwark crowns with the S initial mark are rare, while the Numismatic Circular listing for this piece notes: “No Southwark crown with mint mark S appears to have come on the market since this specimen was offered in the Ryan sale in 1950.” There are no examples on CoinArchives.
The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 126 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 28-29 May 2024. This lot is in Session Four, which will begin 29 May at 2 PM ET.
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