Tower (London) mint; i.m: Greek cross. Fifth issue; dated 1579. (Greek cross) ELIZABETH : • D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Greek cross) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV .', coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2572. 2.75gr, 26mm, 1h.

Near Fine. Slightly wavy flan.

Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.

Tower (London) mint; i.m: acorn. Third and Fourth issues; dated 1573. (Acorn) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose before / (Acorn) POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM • MEV .', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; date above. North 1998; SCBC 2566. 1.47gr, 18mm, 10h.

Near Very Fine.

Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.

Tower (London) mint; i.m: Greek cross. Fifth issue; dated 1578. (Greek cross) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Greek cross) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV '., coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; date above. North 1998; SCBC 2573. 1.36gr, 20mm, 12h.

Good Fine.

Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.

Tower (London) mint; i.m: thistle. First coinage; struck 1603-1604. (Thistle) • I .' D .' G .' ROSA • SINE • SPINA, crowned bust to right; I (mark of value) before / Coat-of-arms, thistle above. North 2077; cf. SCBC 2650a. 0.56gr, 14mm, 3h.

Near Fine.

Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.

Tower (London) mint; i.m: rose(?). (Rose?) I : D : G : ROSA SINE SPINA, rose / TVEATVR VNITA DEVS, thistle. North 2106/1; SCBC 2661. 0.52gr, 13mm, 9h.

Fine. Ovestruck.

Property of a Kent, UK, lady collector.

Tower (London) mint. Rose / Rose. Brooker 704; North 2274; SCBC 2851. 0.23gr, 20mm.

Fine.

Found Braintree, Essex, UK.

Tower (London) mint; i.m: star. Struck 1640-1641. Group F; sixth large 'Briot's bust', type 4.4. (Star) · CAROLVS · D .' G .' MAG .' BRI .' FRA .' ET · HI .' REX ·, crowned sixth bust to left, wearing ruff; XII (mark of value) behind / (Star) · CHRISTO · AVSPICE · REGNO ·, coat-of-arms over cross moline. North 2231; SCBC 2799. 5.83gr, 31mm, 12h.

Near Fine. Some scratches.

Found Braintree, Essex, UK.

Tower (London) mint; i.m: star. Struck 1640-1641. Group F; sixth large 'Briot's bust', type 4.4. (Star) · CAROLVS · D .' G .' MAG .' BRI .' FRA .' ET · HI .' REX ·, crowned sixth bust to left, wearing ruff; XII (mark of value) behind / (Star) · CHRISTO · AVSPICE · REGNO ·, coat-of-arms over cross moline. North 2231; SCBC 2799. 5.90gr, 31mm, 4h.

Near Fine. Some scratches on obverse.

Found Braintree, Essex, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.ESS-876442.

Tower (London) mint; i.m: crown/portcullis(?). Group D, type 3.1. Fourth bust. Struck under Charles I, 1633-1636. (Crown) • CAROLVS • D •' G •' MAG •' B •' F •' ET [H •'] REX •, crowned and draped bust to left, II (mark of value) behind / (Portcullis?) IVSTITIA THRONVM FIRMAT, coat-of-arms; C R flanking. Cf. North 2254; cf. SCBC 2828. 1.02gr, 16mm, 3h.

Fine.

Property of a Kent, UK, lady collector.

London mint; i.m: star. 'Richmond' issue. (Star) CARO : D : G MAG BRI, crown over crossed lis-tipped sceptres / FRA : ET • HIB • REX, crowned eagle-headed harp. SCBC 3183. 0.51gr, 16mm.

Good Fine.

Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

London mint; i.m: mullet. CAROLV D G MA BRI, single-arched crown; below, two crossed sceptre handles / FRA ET HIB REX ★, crowned rose. Cf. SCBC 3204. 0.63gr, 13mm, 12h.

Fine.

Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Eynsham, Oxfordshire, UK, before 1996.

London mint. English cross in shield within laurel and palm branch / Conjoined shields of England and Ireland; •II• (mark of value) above. KM 388; SCBC 3221. 0.84gr, 17mm, 9h.

Good Fine.

Found Suffolk, UK.