English Tudor Coins Edward VI - Southwark - Gold Half Sovereign
January 1549-April 1550 A.D. Second period, crowned bust, Southwark mint. Obv: crowned profile bust right with EDWARD VI D G AGL FRA Z HIB REX legend and 'swan' mintmark. Rev: crowned arms with SCVTVM FIDEI PROTEGET legend. S. 2438; N. 1911; SCBI 47 (Schneider 2), 675 (very similar dies). See the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS), reference LIN-02D00A (this coin). 4.71 grams. Found Welton le Marsh, Lincolnshire, UK, 2014. Recorded with the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS), reference LIN-02D00A, accompanied by printout of entry. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no 11567-193654.