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29 January 2020

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The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins & Tokens formed by Marvin Lessen

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№ 1019 x

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29 January 2020

Hammer Price:
£160

Mary (1542-1567), First period, Testoon, type IIIa, 1556, mm. cross potent, small high-arched crown, annulets below m r, reads d g, small crosses potent in angles, 6.04g/9h (SCBI 58, 320-1 obv./307 rev., same dies; SCBI 35, 1005, and B fig. 786, same rev. die; S 5404). Large piercing, otherwise about very fine, a rare variant £80-£100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins.

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Provenance: Bt J.R. Alexander 1984