Lot 1077
Henry VI, first reign (1422-61), gold Half Noble of three shillings and four pence. Tower Mint, Annulet Issue (c.1422-30), King standing in ship with upright sword and quartered shield, annulet by sword arm, lis after King's name, small trefoils stops in abbreviated Latin legend h EnRIC+ DI: GRA': REX: AnGL': Z: FranC': rev h at center, ornate cross with lis terminals, crown over lion in angles, all within beaded and linear tressure of eight arcs, annulet in upper right spandrel, large fleurs in other spandrels, initial mark fleur de lis, annulet stops in abbreviated Latin legend, +DomInE* nEo Ino FVRoreo Avoo ARGvaso mE, weight 3.48g (Schneider 293; N.1417; S.1805; Fr.113). Toned, rim a little ragged in places, otherwise a bold strike, in PCGS holder graded MS 63, Pop 2; tied for the finest examples graded at both services. Estimated Value $4,000
Ex Davissons, Cold Spring, Minnesota, Auction 25, 1st February 2007, lot 113.
PCGS certification 34312652.
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