Description
Edward VI (1547-53), Sovereign of twenty-shillings, third period, mintmark tun (1551-53), half-length figure of King right, resting upright sword on shoulder, cupping orb, all contained within inner linear circle, lozenge and colon stops, legend surrounds ЄDWΛRD VI DG ΛGL FRΛ Z HIBЄR RЄX. Rev, crowned square topped shield, ER below in rectangular compartment, with lion and griffin supporters either side, legend reads IHS AVTEM TRANSIE PERMEDI ILLORV IBAT, 11.15g. (S.2450; N.1927; Schneider I, 692 var. (obv. stops; same rev. die)). About extremely fine, portrait bold and well struck. Delightful light reddish tone. Conservatively encapsulated by NGC as AU53.
From the Jonathan P. Rosen Collection.
A very similar example encapsulated by NGC as AU55* recently hammered in a Swiss auction house for 80,000 CHF (70,677gbp).
in October 2022. Making this example at the seem somewhat very good value indeed.
