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England. Tudor, Henry VII AR Penny. Struck after 1501. Durham mint; i.m: -. Richard Fox, archbishop. Sovereign type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Henry enthroned facing, holding trefoil-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger, on throne with one pillar decorated with trefoil or lis / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; mitre above, large D R flanking. North 1731; SCBC 2233. 0.65gr, 15mm, 3h.
Good Fine.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Henry VII AR Halfgroat. Struck 1508-1509. York mint, Archbishop Bainbridge; i.m: martlet. Profile issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
(Martlet) ҺЄNRIC '× V•I•I '× DI '× GRA '× RЄX × AGL '× Z, crowned and draped bust to right / (Martlet) POSVI DЄV '× A-DIVTO-Є '× ᙏЄV '×, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; two keys below. North 1751; SCBC 2262. 1.50gr, 20mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII, with Catherine of Aragon AV Crown of the Double Rose. Struck 1529-1532. Tower (London) mint; i.m: lis. Second coinage, crown gold.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
(Lis) ꞂЄnRIC 9ˣ VIII 9ˣ RVTILAnS ˣˣ ROSA ˣˣ SIЄ 'ˣ SPIA ', crowned double rose; crowned Ꞃ K flanking / (Lis) DЄI ˣˣ G 'ˣˣ R 'ˣˣ AGLIЄ 'ˣˣ Z ˣ FRAnC 'ˣ DnS 'ˣˣ ꞂIBЄRIЄ, crowned coat-of-arms; crowned Ꞃ K flanking. North 1788; SCBC 2274. 3.68gr, 25mm, 8h.
Very Fine.
Found Wiltshire, UK, 2014. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUR-A78304Z.
The Portable Antiquities Scheme states: This is a find of note and has been designated: For inclusion in British Numismatic Journal ‘Coin Register’. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfpenny. Struck 1509-1526. London (Tower) mint; i.m: portcullis crowned/-. First coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
+ (Portcullis crowned) ҺЄNRIC DI GRA RЄX, crowned facing bust / CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross fourchée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1779; SCBC 2334. 0.30gr, 13mm, 9h.
Near Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfpenny. Struck 1509-1526. London (Tower) mint; i.m: portcullis crowned/-. First coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
(Portcullis crowned) ҺЄNRIC ˣˣ D[...]ˣˣ RЄX ˣˣ, crowned facing bust / ˣ CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross fourchée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1779; SCBC 2334. 0.36gr, 13mm, 6h.
Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfgroat. 1509-1526. York mint; i.m: martlet. Archbishop Christopher Bainbridge. First coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
(Martlet) ҺЄNRIC 9x VII 9x DI' + GRA' x RЄX + AGL' x Z x, crowned and draped bust of Henry VIII to right / (Martlet) POSVI DЄV' x A-DIVTOR-Є' x ᙏЄV, coat of arms over cross fourchée, two keys below. North 1769; SCBC 2323. 1.64gr, 20mm, 5h.
Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfgroat. Struck 1514-1526. York mint; i.m: star(?)/escallop. Thomas Wolsey, archbishop. First coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
(Star[?]) ҺЄNRIC VIII 'ˣ DI GRA RЄX AG Z, crowned bust right with features of Henry VII / (Escallop) CIVI-TAS ˣˣ ˣ ЄBO-RACI, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée, keys and tasseled gallero below at base of cross. North 1770; SCBC 2326. 1.36gr, 20mm, 5h.
Good Fine. Slightly double struck. Extremely rare, if star as initial mark on the obverse.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Groat. Struck 1526-1544. Tower (London) mint; i.m: arrow/arrow. Second coinage. Laker D bust.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
(Arrow) ҺЄnRIC 9× VIII 9× D' × G' × R' × AGL' ×× Z ×× FRAnCЄ ×, crowned bust to right / (Arrow) POSVI DЄV' ×× A-DIVTOR-Є' ×× ᙏЄV', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; saltires in cross ends. North 1797; SCBC 2337E. 2.59gr, 25mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfgroat. Struck 1526-1532. Canterbury mint; i.m: cross patonce. William Warham, archbishop. Second coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
(Cross patonce) ҺЄNRIC 9× VIII 9× D '× G '× R '× AGL '× Z × F', crowned bust to right / (Cross patonce) CIVI-TAS ×× ×× CAN-TOR ××, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; W A flanking. North 1802; SCBC 2343. 1.29gr, 19mm, 2h.
Good Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Penny. Struck 1526-1529. Durham mint; i.m: crescent / -. Thomas Wolsey, bishop. Second coinage, sovereign type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
(Crescent) Һ' ˣ D' ˣ G' ˣ ROSA ˣ SIЄ ˣ SPIA, Henry enthroned facing, holding lis-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger, throne pillar on either side surmounted by lis / ˣ CIVI-TAS ˣ DVR-RAᙏ, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; T W flanking, tasseled gallero below. North 1811; SCBC 2352. 0.60gr, 16mm, 8h.
Near Fine. Pierced.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Penny. Struck 1526-1529. Durham mint; i.m: trefoil. Thomas Wolsey, bishop. Second coinage, sovereign type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
(Trefoil) Һ' ˣ D' ˣ G' [...]PIA', Henry enthroned facing, holding lis-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger, throne pillar on either side surmounted by lis / (Trefoil) CIVI-TAS DVR-RAᙏ, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; T W flanking, tasseled gallero below. North 1811; SCBC 2352. 0.55gr, 15mm, 10h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfpenny. Struck 1531-1534. York mint; i.m: key/-. Edward Lee, archbishop. Second coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
(Key) Һ ˣ' D ˣ' G ˣ' ROSA ˣ' SIЄ ˣ' SPIA ˣ', crowned facing bust; Є L flanking / CIVI-TAS ЄBO-RACI, long cross fourchée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1820; SCBC 2361. 0.27gr, 12mm, 4h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
