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England. Plantagenet, Edward III AR Penny. 1344-1351. London mint. Third (Florin) coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
✠ ЄDW R ◦ [AꞂ]GL◦ DꞂS ◦ ҺЧB', crowned facing bust / CIVI-TAS LOꞂ-DOꞂ, long cross with three pellets in each quarter. North 1113-4; SCBC 1544. 1.27gr, 19mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine. Areas of weak strike.
Found Yorkshire, UK. Recorded with the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) with no.YORYM-DEF231 corr. (Durham mint). -
England. Plantagenet, Edward III AR Halfpenny. Struck 1344-1351. London (Tower) mint. Third (Florin) coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
.. ✠ ЄDWARDVS RЄX, crowned facing bust / CIVI-TAS LOꞂ-DOꞂ, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1131; SCBC 1557. 0.60gr, 15mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine. Weak in part.
Found Yorkshire, UK. -
England. Plantagenet, Richard II AR Penny. 1377-1399. York mint. Local dies.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
✠ RICARD : RЄX : AꞂGL : DꞂS ЄB, facing crowned bust; cross on breast / CIVI-TAS ЄBO-RACI, long cross pattée with voided quatrefoil centre; triple pellets in quarters. Purvey Group F, Die 1; North 1330; SCBC 1693. 1.04gr, 19mm, 7h.
Fine. Hairlines. Very rare, only one die known with this obverse legend variety.
Found Yorkshire, UK. -
England. Lancaster, Henry VI AR Groat. Struck 1422-1427. London (Tower) mint; i.m: incurved pierced cross. Annulet issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
(Incurved pierced cross) ҺЄꞂRIC ˣ' DI ˣ' GRA ˣ' RЄX ˣ AꞂGL ˣ' Z ˣ FRAꞂC, crowned facing bust within tressure of arches; trefoils at cusps / (Incurved pierced cross) POSVI ◦ DЄVᙏ ˣˣ A-DIVTOR-Є ˣ' ᙏЄVᙏ and CIVI-TAS ˣˣ LOꞂ-DOꞂ ˣˣ, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters, additional annulets in second and third quarters. North 1423; SCBC 1835. 3.67gr, 26mm, 1h.
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. Lancaster, Henry VI AR Groat. Struck 1422-1430. Calais mint; i.m: pierced cross. Annulet issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
(Pierced cross) ҺЄNRIC 'ˣ DI 'ˣ GRA 'ˣ RЄX ˣ ANGLIЄ ˣ Z ˣ FRA[...], crowned facing bust within tressure of arches; trefoils at cusps, annulets flanking neck / (Pierced cross) POSVI ◦ DЄVᙏ ˣˣ A-DIVTOR-Є 'ˣ ᙏЄVᙏ and VIL-LA ˣˣ CALI-SIЄ ˣˣ, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters, additional annulets in second and third quarters. North 1427; SCBC 1836. 3.72gr, 27mm, 8h.
Good Fine.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
England. Lancaster, Henry VI AR Halfgroat. 1422-1427. London (Tower) mint; i.m: pierced cross/-. Annulet issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
(Pierced cross) ҺЄNRIC '× DI '× GRA '× RЄX × ANGLIE' ×Z× F', crowned facing bust within double polylobe, fleurs at cusps / POSVI ◦ DЄVᙏ ×× A-DIVT-ORЄ ×× ᙏ' × and CIVI-TAS ×× LON-DON ××, long cross fourchée; triple pellets in quarters; additional annulet in second and third quarter. North 1428; SCBC 1839. 1.89gr, 21mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Found Yorkshire, UK. Recorded with the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) with no.YORYM-FC177B. -
England. York, Edward IV AR Groat. Struck circa 1461-1470. London (Tower) mint; i.m: sun. Light coinage. Mule of Classes Vd/VI.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
(Sun) ЄDWARD × DI × GRA RЄX ANGL × Z × FRANC, crowned facing bust within tressure of arches; fleurs on cusps; quatrefoils flanking neck / (Sun) POSVI DЄVᙏ ×× A-DIVTOR-Є' ᙏЄVᙏ and CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters; additional pellet in second quarter under CIVI. Blunt and Whitton (BNJ 1945-48) pg.155, 1 (pl.IV, 8); North 1568/9; SCBC 2000. 3.08gr, 26gr, 8h.
Near Very Fine. Double struck of obverse. Rare variety.
Acquired on the UK art market. -
England. York (Restored), Edward IV AR Groat. Struck 1480-1483. London (Tower) mint; i.m: heraldic cinquefoil. Type XXI.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches; fleurs on cusps, rose on breast / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1631; SCBC 2100. 2.80gr, 25mm, 6h.
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 VII AR Halfgroat. Struck 1502-1504. York mint; i.m: martlet/martlet. Thomas Savage, archbishop. Facing bust issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
(Martlet) ҺЄNRIC DI GRA RЄX AGL Z FR, crowned facing bust; keys flanking neck; two arches in crown, one plain, one jewelled / (Martlet) POSVI DЄV A-DIVTOR-Є ᙏЄV and CIVIT-AS ЄBO-RACI, long cross fourchée; three pellets in quarters. North 1715; SCBC 2214. 1.33gr, 18mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine. Rough surfaces.
Found Lincolnshire, UK. -
England. Tudor, Mary AR Groat. Struck 1553-1554. Tower (London) mint; i.m: pomegranate.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
ᙏARIA ◦(pomegranate)◦ D ◦' G ◦' ANG ◦' FRA ◦' Z ⦂ ҺIB ◦' RЄGI', crowned bust to left / VЄRITA-S (pomegranate) TЄᙏ-PORIS FILIA, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1960; SCBC 2492. 1.81gr, 23mm, 3h.
Good Fine.
From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Shilling. Struck 1560-1561. Tower (London) mint; i.m: martlet. Second issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
(Martlet) ELIZABABETH : D : G : AN' : FR' : ET : HI ': REGINA, crowned and draped bust to left / (Martlet) POSVI - DEV:AD - IVTORE - M:MEV, coat of arms over long cross fourchée. North 1985; SCBC 2555. 5.29gr, 31mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1561. Tower (London) mint; i.m: pheon. Third and Fourth issues.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
(Pheon) ELIZABETH ⁝ D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET • HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Pheon) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M : MEV .', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2561. 2.77gr, 25mm, 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.
