Henry VII Ryal of Ten Shillings, Tower mint, only two examples privately owned
Henry VII (1485-1509), fine gold Ryal of Ten Shillings, issued with group II of the Sovereign (Autumn-Winter 1492-93), crowned and armoured King standing in ship sailing right, holding square shield with scalloped top and bottom and upright sword, English and French arms in opposing shield quarters, three roses on each of the fore and stern castles, lion alternating with lis across top line of hull, h on foredeck banner, wyvern on stern banner, ship ropes with three to left and two to right, legend and beaded circles surrounding with trefoil stops, hEnx RICx DIx GRAx REXx AnGLx Zx FRAnCx DnSx I BAR, rev. shield with three fleur de lis at centre upon double Tudor rose with leaves, tressure of ten arcs surrounding, trefoil on each visible cusp and lis in each visible spandrel, legend and beaded circles surrounding with trefoil stops, initial mark cross fitchée (1492), IhCx AVTEmx TRAnSIEnSx PERx mEDIVx ILLORVx IBAT, weight 7.43g (Schneider 552; SCBI Ashmolean 23:84; Potter & Winstanley, BNJ XXXII, Pl. X, 7; North 1693; S.2178). Toned, creased and tooled more noticeable on obverse where two creases have been worked upon in antiquity, some old deposit in parts of legend both sides, small edge bruise, otherwise about very fine with a clear face and all important elements of the design present, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as XF details tooled, damaged, of the highest rarity being one of only two in private ownership, this being the only one available as detailed below.
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Henry VII (1485-1509), fine gold Ryal of Ten Shillings, issued with group II of the Sovereign (Autumn-Winter 1492-93), crowned and armoured King standing in ship sailing right, holding square shield with scalloped top and bottom and upright sword, English and French arms in opposing shield quarters, three roses on each of the fore and stern castles, lion alternating with lis across top line of hull, h on foredeck banner, wyvern on stern banner, ship ropes with three to left and two to right, legend and beaded circles surrounding with trefoil stops, hEnx RICx DIx GRAx REXx AnGLx Zx FRAnCx DnSx I BAR, rev. shield with three fleur de lis at centre upon double Tudor rose with leaves, tressure of ten arcs surrounding, trefoil on each visible cusp and lis in each visible spandrel, legend and beaded circles surrounding with trefoil stops, initial mark cross fitchée (1492), IhCx AVTEmx TRAnSIEnSx PERx mEDIVx ILLORVx IBAT, weight 7.43g (Schneider 552; SCBI Ashmolean 23:84; Potter & Winstanley, BNJ XXXII, Pl. X, 7; North 1693; S.2178). Toned, creased and tooled more noticeable on obverse where two creases have been worked upon in antiquity, some old deposit in parts of legend both sides, small edge bruise, otherwise about very fine with a clear face and all important elements of the design present, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as XF details tooled, damaged, of the highest rarity being one of only two in private ownership, this being the only one available as detailed below.
