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Henry VIII Half-Sovereign

Henry VIII (1509-47), gold Half-Sovereign, third coinage (1544-47), Tower Mint, initial mark pellet in annulet both sides, facing crowned robed figure of King on ornate throne, rose below, 8 type Latin legend with Gothic lettering and beaded border surrounding, hEnRIC; '8; D; G; AGL; ++ FRAnCIE;Z; hIB; REX', slipped trefoil stops, annulet on inner circle at X, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, with lion and dragon supporters, HR on banner below, Latin legend with Roman lettering and beaded border surrounding, IHS; AVTEM; TRANS; PER; MEDIVM; ILLORVM; IBAT, weight 6.28g (SCH 617/614; N.1827; S.2295). Weakly struck in parts but the King with a clear face, very fine for issue, very rare with the mixture of Gothic and Roman lettering across both sides.

The Latin legends translate to on obverse "Henry the Eighth by the Grace of God, King of England, France and Ireland" continuing on the reverse as "But Jesus, passing through the midst of them, went His way" taken from the Bible.

Provenance:

Ex Archbishop Sharp Collection, part II, Morton and Eden, 7th December 2017, lot 41.

Archbishop John Sharp (1644-1714), the Archbishop of York from 1691 till 1714 collected coins and medals commencing circa 1687 when Rector of St Giles in the Fields, London. His "observations on the English Coinage" written to Ralph Thoresby in 1698-99 were still circulating in manuscript form nearly 90 years later when finally published in 1785.

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