Great Britain Silver & Bronze
Lot 2478 SESSION 9 (4.30PM WEDNESDAY 20TH NOV) Great Britain Silver & Bronze
Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,200
IRELAND, Henry VIII (1509-1547), third coinage, posthumous issue billon groat, Dublin Mint, mm. P, issued 1547-1547, (2.40 g), (S.6488, DF 218). Round, golden tone, very good distinctive portrait, good very fine, very rare, regarded by Patrick Finn as the finest known base issue groat from Ireland.
Ex Mark E. Freehill Collection from Noble Numismatics Sale 57 (lot 3090) and from Patrick Finn with his ticket and packet, list 5 (No.433), purchased September 1995.
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