397, Lot: 855. Estimate $100. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TUDOR. Henry VIII. 1509-1547. Æ Medal (31mm, 11.00 g, 12h). Later cast. HENRICVS VIII DEI GRA REX ANG: FRANC DOM HYB, bust left, wearing cap / ODOR/ EIVS VT LIBANI (His smell [shall be] as Lebanon) over rose; DEFENSOR/ FIDEI below. MI 30/15; Eimer –. VF. Very rare.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection, purchased from Spink.