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Lot 7:
Description
Henry VI, first reign (1422-61), gold Noble, Tower Mint, Annulet Issue (c.1422-30), King standing in ship holding sword and shield, three whole lis in upper left quarter, ship rigging with two ropes to left, and one rope to right, annulet by sword arm, lis after King’s name, small trefoils stops in abbreviated Latin legend h EnRIC+ DI:. GRA’:. REX:. AnGL’:. Z:. FRAnC’:. DnS:. hyB’, rev. h at centre, 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 pierced fleur de lis, annulet stops in abbreviated Latin legend +Ih’C*AVT’o TRAnSIEnSo PERo mEDIVmo ILLORV’o IBAT, 6.87g (Schneider 280; N.1414; S.1799). Once cleaned with some residual tone, quite round with some weaknesses in parts, otherwise very fine with a decent face on the King.
Condition report:
The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on the obverse Henry by the Grace of God, King of England and France and Lord of Ireland; and on the reverse But Jesus, passing through the midst of them, went His way taken from the Bible.Approximately £505,000 of gold was issued from the London mint in the nigh on eight-year period of the annulet issue, the highest output for a Noble issue in the series.
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