374, Lot: 729. Estimate $200. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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TUDOR. Henry VIII. 1509-1547. AR Halfgroat (19mm, 1.35 g, 11h). Second coinage. Canterbury mint; im: uncertain symbol. William Warham, archbishop. Struck 1526-1532. Crowned bust right / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée, with saltire in forks; W A flanking. North 1802; SCBC 2343. VF, toned. Attractive portrait.
While the initial mark is clear, there is as yet no clear interpretation of what it represents.