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Description
Kingdom of England, Henry VIII of the House of Tudor, King of England and Lord of Ireland 1509-1547 AD, Gold Crown of Double Roses (3.64g, 25mm), second coinage, initial mark ‘Rose’ (1526-1544 AD), Royal mint London. Obverse: The Tudor Rose surmounted by the Tudor Crown, crowned sovereign’s initials “H” (“Hēnrīcus”) and “K” (“Katherine”) to inner field either side, inner lined border and legend surrounds, “ɦЄNRICVS· VIII· RUTILAꞂS ROSA SINЄ SPIꞂA”. Reverse: Royal Escutcheon of the Armorial of the House of Tudor surmounted by the Tudor Crown, inner lined border and legend surrounds, “DЄI: G: R: AGLIЄ: Z: FRAꞂC: DNS· ɦIBERNIЄ”. S-2273. A lovely Crown of Double-Rose of Henry VIII, a light scratch to reverse field else evenly worn and very complete in its devices, a quite noteworthy and visually appealing example, good Very Fine.
The obverse Latin legend reads unabridged as “Hēnrīcus octāvus, rutilāns rosa sine spīna”, with an English translation of “Henry the eighth, the reddening/glowing rose without a spine”. The reverse Latin legend is the royal titulature of King Henry VIII, reading unabridged as “Deī grātiā, rēx Angliae et Franciae, Dominus Hī̆berniae”, with an English translation of “By the Grace of God, King of England and France, Lord of Ireland”.
