TUDOR. Edward VI. 1547-1553. AR Halfpenny (12mm, 0.39 g, 1h). Third period, very base issue. Tower (London) mint; im: escallop/–. Struck 1551.

CNG Feature Auction 118
Lot: 1373. Estimated: $ 1 500

British, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 2 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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TUDOR. Edward VI. 1547-1553. AR Halfpenny (12mm, 0.39 g, 1h). Third period, very base issue. Tower (London) mint; im: escallop/–. Struck 1551. Rose / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. Whitton V 2c; North 1947; SCBC 2476. Small edge crack. Full flan. Toned. VF. Very rare and with a superb pedigree.

From the Bosworth Collection. Ex R.A. Shuttlewood (Spink 151, 15 March 2001), lot 264; R. C. Lockett (English Part II, Glendining, 11 October 1956), lot 1921; T. Bliss (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 22 March 1916), lot 279; J. G. Murdoch Collection (Part I, Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 31 March 1903), lot 529; H. Montagu (English Part II, Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 11 May 1896), lot 399; Rev. E. J. Shepherd Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 22 July 1885), lot 253.


The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 118 lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 13-14 September 2021. CNG Feature Auction 118 – Session Four – Roman Imperial Coinage Part 2 through Antiquities will be held Tuesday afternoon, 14 September 2021 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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