Henry VIII gold Crown Bristol mint, WS on reverse for William Sharrington AU Details

Henry VIII (1509-47), gold Crown of the Double Rose, third coinage (1544-47), Bristol Mint, initial mark WS ligatured on reverse only, for Master William Sharrington, large crowned rose, crowned h to left, crowned R to right, beaded circle surrounding, Lombardic lettering with large trefoil stops with one pelleted quatrefoil, + hEnRIC? VIII+ ROSA+ SInE+ SPInA+x, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, crowned h to left, crowned R to right, legend with trefoil and pellet in quatrefoil stops, WS: D;G; AnGLIE+++ FRA: z: hIB; REX, weight 2.77g (Schneider 640; N.1836; S.2309). Lightly toned with one rim split into legend and surface fissure both sides upon a crease, flat spot at one part of legend both sides, otherwise very fine for issue, slabbed and graded by NGC as AU Details Harshly Cleaned.

NGC certification 8537559-006 has been graded AU details harshly cleaned.

The Latin legends translate as on the obverse " Henry the Eighth, a dazzling rose without a thorn" and on the reverse " By the Grace of God, King of England France and Ireland".

The Bristol Mint has its own distinct styles of lettering and legend stops when compared to the Tower Mint productions. The use of the VIII with Henry differs from the Tower Mint in the third coinage which usually have "8" and Giles Evenet the engraver employed at Bristol often uses rosettes, trefoils and quatrefoils in the make-up of his legends upon such coins.

Provenance:

Ex Baldwin of St James, Auction 22, 27^th September 2018, lot 1043.

Ex Phil Hutchings Collection