4th May, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
♦Henry VII, (1485-1509), 2 x Silver Pennies comprising: (1) ‘Sovereign’ type, Durham Ecclesiastical Mint, Bishop Fox, obv .hEnRICU DI (GRA REX AnG) around king seated on throne holding globus cruciger & sceptre, throne with one pillar, rev. CIVITAS DIRhAM around quartered royal shield over long cross fourchée, Bishop’s mitre above shield, ‘R’ to left of shield & ‘D’ to right, no mm; wt. 0.77g, parts of obv. legend not struck up, rev. much better, toned AFine/AVF, together with (2) ‘Sovereign’ type, York Ecclesiastical Mint, Archbishop Rotherham, obv. hEnRIC DI GRA REX AnG around king seated on throne holding globus cruciger & sceptre, throne with one pillar, rev. CIVITAS EB(ORACI) around quartered royal shield over long cross pattée, a key either side of shield, no mm; wt. 0.80g, irregular flan with parts of legends flat or missing, good detail in king, GFine or+/AFine.
Sold for £80
Estimated at £50 - £70
Auction: Coins & Banknotes, 4th May, 2022
To include a wide selection of early and late hammered coinage, including Anglo-Saxon and medieval examples, and milled coinage from the reign of Elizabeth I onwards.
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