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Henry VIII Sovereign type Penny, Durham Mint, Bishop Tunstall issue

Henry VIII (1509-47), silver Penny, second coinage (1526-44), Sovereign type, Durham Mint, ecclesiastical issue under Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall, facing seated figure of King on throne with orb and sceptre, two pillars of throne visible, Latin legend and beaded border surrounding, initial mark radiant star (1529-44), *h'x D'x G'x ROSA'x SIE'x SPIA'x, rev. long cross fourchee over quartered shield of arms, C to left, D to right, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding, xCIVI TAS DVR RAm'x, weight 0.70g (N.1813; S.2354). Lightly toned, a bold very fine and rare.

The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on the obverse "Henry, by the Grace of God, a rose without a thorn" and on the reverse "City of Durham."

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