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England. York, Edward IV AR Groat. Struck 1465-1466. London (Tower) mint; i.m: sun. Light coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
(Sun) ЄDWARD ×' DI ×' GRA × RЄX ANG S FRANC, crowned facing bust within tressure of arches; fleurs on cusps; quatrefoils flanking neck / (Sun) POSV DЄVᙏ ×× A-DIVTOR-Є' ᙏЄVᙏ and CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1569; SCBC 2000. 2.99gr, 26mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Toned. POSV on reverse.
Cumberland Hotel, London, February 1990. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. York, Edward IV AR Groat. Struck 1464-1470. London (Tower) mint; i.m: rose. Light coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
(Rose) ЄDWARD ×' DI ×' GRA ×' RЄX × ANG × S × FRANC ×, crowned facing bust within tressure of arches; fleurs on cusps; quatrefoils flanking neck / (Rose) POSVI DЄVᙏ ×× A-DIVTOR-Є ᙏЄV' and CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. SCBC 2000. 2.88gr, 25mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Cambridgeshire, UK. -
England. York, Edward IV AR Groat. Struck 1468-1469. Bristol mint; i.m: crown. Light coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
(Crown) ЄDWARD' DI GRA × RЄX ANGL S FRANC, crowned facing bust within tressure of arches with trefoils at cusps; quatrefoils flanking neck; B on breast / (Crown) POSVI DЄVᙏ × A-DIVTOR-Є' ᙏЄVᙏ and VIL-LA B-RIS-TOW, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1580; SCBC 2004. 2.77gr, 25mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
England. York, Edward IV AR Groat. Struck 1469-1470. London (Tower) mint; i.m: sun. Light coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
(Sun) ЄDWARD × DI GRA × RЄX × ANGL' × S × FRANC, crowned facing bust within tressure of arches; fleurs on cusps; quatrefoils flanking neck / (Sun) POSVI DЄVᙏ × A-DIVTOR-Є × ᙏЄVᙏ and CIVI-TAS (lis) LON-DON, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1569; SCBC 2000. 3.00gr, 26mm, 11h.
Good Fine. Toned. Lis in reverse legend.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. York, Edward IV AR Halfgroat. Second reign, 1471-1483. Canterbury mint; i.m: rose. Thomas Bourchier, archbishop.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
(Rose) ЄDWARD DI GRA RЄX ANGL Z FRA, crowned facing bust within tressure of arches, no trefoils on cusps, C on breast / (Rose) POSVI DЄVᙏ ˣˣ A-DIVTOR-Є ˣˣ ᙏЄVᙏ and CIVI-TAS CANTOR, long cross pattée, rose in centre; triple pellets in quarters. North 1639; SCBC 2108. 1.19gr, 19mm, 8h.
Good Fine. Toned.
Ex Lister, 1969. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. York, Edward IV or Henry VI AR Penny. 1422-1483. York mint; i.m: uncertain.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Illegible inscription, crowned facing bust / CIV[...]RACI, long cross pattée with pellet-in-quatrefoil at centre; triple pellets in quarters. Cf. SCBC 2062 or 1924. 0.90gr, 16mm, 6h.
Fine. Double struck of obverse.
Found Norfolk, UK. Accompanied by copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report, with reference no. NMS-0205AE.
The pellet-in-quatrefoil in the centre resembles that on the Penny of Henry VI (SCBC 1924) but due to the double struck of the obverse, neither the leaf on the king's breast nor the pellets flanking the crown are clearly visible. -
England. York, Edward IV AR Penny. Struck 1461-1462/3. Durham mint under John Orwell; i.m; plain cross. Heavy coinage, type IV.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
(Cross) ЄDWARD RЄX ANGLI, crowned facing bust / CIVI-TAS DON-OLI, long cross pattée; trefoils in quarters, rose in centre. North 1544; SCBC 1988A. 0.52gr, 15mm, 12h.
Fine.
Found Shropshire, UK. -
England. York, Edward IV AR Halfpenny. Struck 1464. London (Tower) mint; i.m: rose. Heavy coinage, type II.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
(Rose) ЄDWA[...] RЄX, crowned facing bust; quatrefoils flanking / CIVI-[TAS] LON-DON, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1546; SCBC 1990. 0.39gr, 13mm, 3h.
Good Fine. Edge chipped.
Found Shropshire, UK. -
England. Tudor, Henry VII AR Halfgroat. Struck 1504-1509. Canterbury mint; i.m: martlet.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
(Martlet) ҺЄNRIC '× V•I•I '× DI '× GRA '× RЄX × AGL × Z ×, crowned and draped bust to right / (Martlet) POSVI DЄV '× A-DIVTOR-Є '× ᙏЄV', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1750; SCBC 2261. 1.52gr, 20mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Henry VII AR Halfgroat. Struck 1504-1509. York mint; i.m: martlet. Christopher Bainbridge, archbishop. Regular profile issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
(Martlet) ҺЄNRIC 9× VII 9× DI '× GRA '× RЄX × AGL '× Z, crowned and draped bust to right / (Martlet) POSVI DЄV '× A-DIVTOR-Є '× ᙏЄV', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; two keys below. North 1781/1; SCBC 2262. 1.45gr, 20mm, 4h.
Good Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Henry VII AR Penny. Struck 1504-1509. York mint. Thomas Savage, archbishop. Facing bust issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Crowned facing bust; saltire at neck, T to left, trefoil to right / [CIVI]-TAS EBO-RACI, long cross pattée with voided quatrefoil at centre; three pellets in quarters, with additional pellets in second and third quarter. North 1722; SCBC 2224. 0.58gr, 15mm, 10h.
Fine.
Found Cambridgeshire, UK. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Groat. Struck 1509-1526. London (Tower) mint; i.m: portcullis. First coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £481
(Portcullis) ҺЄNRIC 9ˣ VIII 9ˣ DI 'ˣ GRA 'ˣ RЄX ˣ AGL ˣ Z ˣ FR 'ˣ, crowned bust to right with features of Henry VII (Laker A) / (Portcullis) POSVI DЄV' ˣˣ A-DIVTORЄ' ˣˣ MЄV, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1762; SCBC 2316. 2.81gr, 25mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine. Deeply toned.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.