TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AV Half Pound (30mm, 4.62 g, 4h). Third coinage, crown gold. Tower (London) mint; im: rose. Struck 1565. Fine.

CNG Feature Auction 124
Lot: 1043. Estimated: $ 1 500

British, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 1 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AV Half Pound (30mm, 4.62 g, 4h). Third coinage, crown gold. Tower (London) mint; im: rose. Struck 1565. Crowned bust left, wearing ruff / Crowned coat-of-arms. Brown & Comber G9; Schneider 741; North 1994; SCBC 2520. Clipped, crimps. Fine.

Ex Archbishop Sharp (Morton & Eden 91, 7 December 2017), lot 217.

Dr. John Sharp (1644-1714) was a clergyman who rose through the offices of the Church of England to become Archbishop of York in 1691. Sharp started collecting coins in 1687 and focused his energies primarily on the issues of the British Isles, acquiring many highly important rarities. Sharp was in contact with several other leading numismatists of his age, including Ralph Thoresby, to whom he addressed his manuscript, ‘Observations on the Coinage of England’, published in 1785. The great 19th Century numismatist, Roger Ruding, regarded this work as, "the first systematic treatise ever composed on the subject." On Sharp's death, the collection was left to his son and was kept together for some 250 years by his descendants. In the words of the late Harry Manville, 'Sharp pedigrees are among the oldest available in British numismatics.'

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 124 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 19-20 September 2023. This lot is in Session Two, which will begin 20 September at 2 PM ET.

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