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England. Stuart, Charles I AR Sixpence. Struck 1633-1634. Tower (London) mint; i.m: portcullis. Group D, type 3.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
(Portcullis) CAROLVS • D .' G .' MA .' BR .' FR .' ET HI REX •, crowned bust to left; VI (mark of value) behind / (Portcullis) • CHRISTO • AVSPICE • REGNO •, oval-garnished shield, dividing C-R across field. North 2240; SCBC 2811. 3.04gr, 25mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Lincolnshire, UK. -
England. Stuart, Charles I AR Penny. Struck circa 1630-1632. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
[C]AROLUS D : G : M B [F ET H REX], crowned and draped bust to left, I (mark of value) behind / [IVS]TITIA THRONUM FIRM[AT], oval quartered coat of arms. Cf. North 2268; cf. SCBC 2845. 0.42gr, 13mm, 9h.
Good Fine. Scratches, edge chipped.
Found Yorkshire, UK. -
Scotland. Alexander III AR Penny. Circa 1280-1286. Second coinage, class Mb.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
+ 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. Alexander III AR Penny. Circa 1280-1286. Second coinage, class Mb.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
✠ 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. 1.16gr, 19mm, 10h.
Almost Good Very Fine. Toned. Edge chipped.
Found Lincolnshire, UK. -
Scotland. James I AR Groat. 1406-1437. Edinburgh mint. First fleur-de-lis issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Crowned facing bust; lis-tipped sceptre and saltire to left, I to right; lis and two saltires on breast; all within tressure of seven arches with lis at each arc / Long cross pattée; trefoils with additional pellets in first and fourth quarter, lis with pellet to right in second, lis with saltire to right in third. SCBC 5195. 1.93gr, 24mm, 3h.
Good Fine. Edge chipped.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Scotland. Tudor, Mary BI Bawbee. Struck 1542-1558. Edinburgh mint. First period, Class I.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
• 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. Plantagenet, Edward I AR Farthing. Struck circa 1280-1284. Dublin mint. Early issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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. Plantagenet, Edward I AR Penny. Struck 1297-1302. Dublin mint. Second ('ЄDW') coinage, class IVb.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
• 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. Edward IV AR Penny. Struck 1462-1464. Uncertain mint. Heavy Cross and Pellets Coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
+ ЄDW[...], crowned facing bust / CIVITAS [...], long cross pattée with rose at centre; trefoil of pellets in quarters. Cf. North 1544; cf. SCBC 2053. 0.65gr, 15mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Found Suffolk, UK. -
Great Britain. Stuart, Charles II CU Farthing. Dated 1674. Tower (London) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
CAROLVS ·A· CAROLO, laureate and cuirassed bust to left / BRITAN-NIA·, seated figure of Britannia to left, holding spear in left hand, olive branch in raised right hand, shield with Union flag resting at left; date in exergue. SCBC 3394. 4.77gr, 23mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Great Britain. Stuart, Charles II AR Fourpence. Dated 1675.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
CAROLVS·II· DEI·GRATIA, laureate and draped bust to right / MAG·BR·FRA·ET·HIB·REX, crowned four interlinked Cs; emblems of England (rose), Scotland (thistle), France (lis), and Ireland (harp) in quarters; date above. SCBC 3384. 1.86gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Stuart (Orange), William III and Mary AR Fourpence. Dated 1689.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
GVLIELMVS · ET · MARIA · D · G, conjoined laureate busts of King William and Queen Mary to right / MAG · BR · FR · ET · HIB · REX · ET · REGINA · 1689 ·, central crowned denomination. SCBC 3439; KM 471 2.01gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.