Edward VI gold Crown, second period, Tower I, mm arrow, bare head
Edward VI (1547-53), gold Crown of Five Shillings, second period (January 1549 - April 1550), Tower I Mint, bare head bust right, Latin legend with linear and beaded borders surrounding both sides, initial mark arrow, double lozenge stops both sides, SCVTVM: FIDEI: PROTÉGÉT: EVM, rev. crowned oval quartered shield with frame, E to left, R to right, EDVVARD: VI: D: G: AGL: FR. Z. HIB: REX, weight 2.70g (Schneider 676; N.1913; S.2441). Broad strike with some excess metal around rim though a little ragged with one chip, has been lightly polished both sides, with raised die striations in fields, portrait a touch weak in striking of hair otherwise a pleasing depiction of the boy King, very fine and very rare.
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Edward VI (1547-53), gold Crown of Five Shillings, second period (January 1549 - April 1550), Tower I Mint, bare head bust right, Latin legend with linear and beaded borders surrounding both sides, initial mark arrow, double lozenge stops both sides, SCVTVM: FIDEI: PROTÉGÉT: EVM, rev. crowned oval quartered shield with frame, E to left, R to right, EDVVARD: VI: D: G: AGL: FR. Z. HIB: REX, weight 2.70g (Schneider 676; N.1913; S.2441). Broad strike with some excess metal around rim though a little ragged with one chip, has been lightly polished both sides, with raised die striations in fields, portrait a touch weak in striking of hair otherwise a pleasing depiction of the boy King, very fine and very rare.
