TUDOR. Edward VI. 1547-1553. AV Half Sovereign (32mm, 6.09 g, 9h). Tower (London) mint; im: grapple/–. Posthumous issue in the name of Henry VIII, struck 1547-1549. Edward seated facing on throne, holding scepter and orb; rose below / Crowned coat-of-arms with lion and griffin as supporters; crown below, grapple below shield. Cf. Schneider 658-9 (for type); North 1865; SCBC 2393. Toned, scratches, faint edge marks. VF. Struck on a broad flan. Rare.
Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CV.4 (May 1997), no. 2187.
