Henry VIII. Sovereign Penny. Durham mint. #sherborne includes short original ribbon &

includes short original ribbon & copied Medal Index Card and Medal Roll

Referenced in Balmer

They formed part of the defensive lines during the First Battle of Gaza however during the Second Battle they were heavily engaged around the Less Hill and later skirmishing at Tank Redoubt

Mobilised upon the outbreak of the Great War with the Army Veterinary Corps on 5 August he entered the war in France on 13 August 1914

otherwise with even chocolate patina

Henry VIII. Sovereign Penny. Durham mint. #sherborne includes short original ribbon &Archbishop Cuthbert Tunstall, Obv. King enthroned facing, holding sceptre in right hand. Rev. CIVITAS DURRAM, square topped shield over long cross fourche, C D across field, 0. 671g, 2h, MM. star [on obverse only] (North 1813; S. 2354), once bright lustrous, but now richly cabinet toned, a pleasing good very fine, a charming little coin with an attractive obverse. Provenance Spinks 12 24 The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection (1870 1941)