Henry VIII gold Crown, 3rd coinage, Bristol, rare, ex Birchall Withers 10-13)

Withers 10-13)

SCBI Copenhagen 7:1165-9

obverse and reverse showings signs of overstriking from an earlier type

class II O3/R1

Henry VIII gold Crown, 3rd coinage, Bristol, rare, ex Birchall Withers 10-13)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, quatrefoil at middle of legend, : hEnRIC. 9 VIII: ROSAxx+xx SInE: SPInAx, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, crowned h to left, crowned R to right, legend with slipped trefoil