Henry VIII Gold Crown of the Double Rose 1509-1547AD
£3,500.00
Henry VIII Gold Crown of the Double Rose 1509-1547AD
26mm, 3.69g
The obverse portrays a double-rose crowned with a crowned ‘h’ and ‘K’ in the field for Henry and Katherine of Aragon. The reverse shows a shield crowned.
The mintmark is a rose.
In 1526 the crown of the double-rose, valued at 5 shillings and of 22 carat fineness, replaced the crown of the rose, introduced earlier that year at 4 shillings and sixpence to compete with the French ecu au soleil. The value of the gold at this time was increased by 10% with the purpose of preventing the loss of gold to continental Europe.
Attractive full flan example with clear legends.
1 in stock
