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Great Britain, Commonwealth of England AR Penny. 1649-1660. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Shield of St. George within wreath formed of a palm and a laurel branch / Conjoined shields of St. George and Ireland; •I• above. North 2729; SCBC 3222. 0.39gr, 12mm, 2h.
Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Great Britain, Commonwealth of England AR Halfpenny. 1649-1660. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Coat-of-arms / Coat-of-arms. Bull 230; ESC 2728; North 2160; SCBC 3223. 0.21gr, 10mm, 2h.
Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Scotland. Alexander III AR Penny. Circa 1280-1286. Second coinage, class Mb.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
+ ALЄXANDЄR (ND ligate) DЄI GRA, crowned head to left with lis-tipped sceptre / + RЄX SCO-TOR-VM, long cross pattée; mullet of six points in each angle. SCBC 5054. 1.26gr, 19mm, 2h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Scotland. Tudor, Mary BI Bawbee. Struck 1542-1558. Edinburgh mint. First period, Class I.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
• MARIA • D G REGINA SCOTORV, crowned thistle; M R flanking / (Lis) OPPIDVM • EDIN[...]GI •, crown over saltire cross; cinquefoils flanking. SCBC 5432. 1.90gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Double struck.
Bt. Liverpool, December 1941. Ex Spink, 8012, lot 630. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Ireland. Henry III AR Penny. 1251-1254. Dublin mint; Ricard, moneyer. Type 1a.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
ҺЄNRI•-•CVS R•-ЄX III (ЄNR ligate), crowned facing bust, holding cruciform sceptre; cinquefoil to right; all within double triangle / RIC-ARD ON D-IVЄ, voided long cross, with pellet at centre; triple pellets in quarters. SCBC 6235. 1.26gr, 18mm, 3h.
Good Fine.
Found near Westley Waterless, Cambridgeshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme Report no.SF-B49BE6. -
Ireland. Plantagenet, Edward I AR Penny. Struck 1297-1302. Dublin mint. Second ('ЄDW') coinage, class IVb.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
• ЄDW • R' AHGL • D-NS ҺУB, crowned facing bust; single pellet below; all within triangle / CIVI-TAS DVBL-IꞂIЄ, long cross pattée; trefoil of pellets in quarters. SCBC 6265. 1.09gr, 18mm, 3h.
Good Fine. Rare variety.
Found Cambridgeshire, UK. -
Ireland. Plantagenet, Edward I AR Farthing. Struck circa 1280-1284. Dublin mint. Early issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
E R ANGLIE, crowned facing bust within triangle / CIVI-TΛS DVBL-INIЄ, long cross pattée, with trefoil in each angle. SCBC 6267. 0.32gr, 10mm, 2h.
Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Ireland. Edward IV AR Penny. Struck 1465-1467. Drogheda mint. Heavy Cross and Pellets Coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Crowned facing bust / Long cross pattée with rose at centre; trefoil of pellets in quarters. Burns Dr 3H (type 3). 0.65gr, 15mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Found Suffolk, UK. -
Ireland. Edward IV AR Penny. Struck circa 1478-1483. Dublin mint. Bust with suns and roses/Rose on cross coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Crowned facing bust; roses and suns in fields / Long cross pattée with rose at centre; roses and suns in quarters. Cf. SCBC 6396. 0.48gr, 13mm, 5h.
Good Fine.
Found Shropshire, UK. -
Ireland. Tudor, Elizabeth I CU Penny. Dated 1601. Dublin mint; i.m: trefoil. Third (base) coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
(Trefoil) ELIZABETH • D '. G '. AN '. FR '. ET • HIBER .' RE '., coat-of-arms; E R flanking / (Trefoil) POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM • MEV, crowned harp, dividing date. SCBC 6510. 1.65gr, 21mm, 10h.
Fine. Slight double struck of reverse.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Ireland. James I AR Sixpence. Struck 1603-1604. Tower (London) mint; i.m: bell. First coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
[(Bell) IA]COBVS •' D •' G •' ANG •' SCO •' FRA •' ET • HIB •' R[EX], crowned bust to right / (Bell) • TVEATVR • VNITA • DEVS •, crowned harp. D&F 260; SCBC 6514. 1.98gr, 22mm, 11h.
Near Fine.
Found Norfolk, UK. Accompanied by copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report, with reference no. NMS-2EF9F1. -
Ireland. Hanover, George IV CU Halfpenny. Dated 1823.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
GEORGIUS IV D: G: REX., laureate and draped bust to left / HIBERNIA, crowned harp; date below. SCBC 6624. 8.72gr, 26mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex Spink and Son Ltd., 5 January 1980. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.