Great Britain Silver & Bronze
Lot 1801 Session 6 (9.30am Wednesday) Great Britain Silver & Bronze
Estimate $1,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,700
HENRY VII, (1485-1509), profile issue, 'tentative' issue groat, London mint, mm cross crosslet both sides, (1504-5), two bands in the crown, pellet in field under E of REX, (S.2254, N.1743, Potter and Wistanley III (a), SCBI 23, 778-785, Stewartby p437, Va, 3). Even grey tone, full flan, good very fine and very rare.
Ex Frank Brady Collection (Spink & Son, 6 October 2011 Lot 277) where it realised œ750 + 20%), and originally purchased from Spink for œ700, then sold afterwards to Brady then listed by Classical Numismatic Group, for $1950, and finally listed by nomos ag of Zurich as No.115 in the Winter-Spring 2012 retail listing at $2250. Lot includes all the relevant tickets.
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