This is being sold at a reduced price because this is not gold plated but is coated with a shimmering gold spray paint as the price of gold plating at the present time is sky high. But this spray painted coin looks almost identical to the real coin. THIS COIN REPLICA WEIGHS JUST 1 GRAM LESS THAN THE ORIGINAL.
A complete gold half-sovereign of Edward VI, dating to third period 1551-1553. Mint mark is a tun.
The obverse is a half-length figure facing right, crowned and carrying an orb and sceptre with and legend EDWARD VI D G AGL FRA Z HIBER REX.
The reverse features a crowned square shield with E R at the sides; ihS AVTEM TRANSIENS PER MEDI ILLO IBAT
