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The Collection of British Coins formed by the late G.F. Snelling

Geoffrey Frank Snelling

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№ 3027

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24 September 2008

Hammer Price:
£520

Henry VIII (1509-1547), Third coinage, Groat, Bristol, mm. WS on rev. only, bust 3, Lombardic letters both sides, rose after civitas and lis before bristolie, lis in forks, pellet below shield in third quarter, 2.24g/7h (Whitton 2; N 1846; S 2372). Flan a trifle uneven, otherwise very fine (£300-400)

Provenance:
P. Finn FPL 13, May 1998 (244), described as Posthumous coinage