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England. York, Edward IV AR Halfpenny. Struck 1468-1469. London (Tower) mint; i.m: crown. Light coinage.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
(Crown) ЄDWARD DI GRA RЄX, crowned facing bust; trefoils flanking bust / CIVI-TAS LOꞂ-DOꞂ, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Withers IV 5; North 1608; SCBC 2068. 0.35gr, 13mm, 4h.
Good Fine.
From a UK collection formed in the early 2000s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
England. York, Edward IV AR Penny. Struck in an illicit mint in London, circa 1490-1500. Contemporary counterfeit of a Light coinage issue of the York mint.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Crowned facing bust / Long cross pattée with voided quatrefoil at centre; triple pellets in quarters. Cf. M. Archibald, The Queenhithe hoard of late-fifteenth century forgeries, BNJ 50 (1980), p. 62, York rev. 1. 0.42gr, 14mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
From a UK collection formed in the early 2000s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
England. York (Restored), Richard III AR Penny. Struck 1485. Durham mint, under John Sherwood.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Crowned facing bust; D on breast / Long cross pattée; trefoils in quarters, D in centre. Cf. North 1687; cf. SCBC 2169. 0.63gr, 15mm, 8h.
Fine. Edge chipped.
Found Suffolk, UK. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman. -
England. Tudor, Henry VII AR Groat. 1485-1487. London (Tower) mint. First Coinage. 'Lis-Signed' Issues.
Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
(Rose) ҺЄꞂRIC ✱ DI ✱ GRA ✱ RЄX ✱ AꞂGL ✱ Z ✱ FRAꞂCIЄ, crowned facing bust within double polylobe with lis at cusps; crosses by neck / POSVI DЄVᙏ + A-DIVTOR-Є MЄVᙏ and CIVI-TAS + LOꞂ-DOꞂ (lis), long cross pattée; three pellets in quarters. North 1703; SCBC 2194. 2.99gr, 24mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine. Toned. Exceedingly rare variety with saltires after DEVM and -TAS and lis after DON. The other similar known example is that of Spink, Auction 24014, 17 December 2024, lot 78.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
England. Tudor, Henry VII AR Halfgroat. 1485-1509. Canterbury mint; i.m: lis(?)/lis.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
(Lis?) ҺЄNRIC DI GRA RЄX AGL Z FR, crowned facing bust / (Lis) POSVI DЄV A-DIVTOR-Є ᙏЄV and CIVIT-AS CAN-TOR, long cross fourchée; three pellets in quarters. Cf. SCBC 2210. 1.37gr, 20mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
England. Tudor, Henry VII AR Halfgroat. 1485-1509. Canterbury mint.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Crowned facing bust / Long cross fourchée; three pellets in quarters. Cf. SCBC 2209-2211. 0.88gr, 18mm, 8h.
Fine. Clipped.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
England. Tudor, Henry VII AR Halfgroat. 1495-1498. Canterbury mint. King and Archbishop John Morton jointly, Class 3c.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
(Tun) ҺЄNRIC DI GRA RЄX ANGL Z F, crowned facing bust within double polylobe / POSVI DЄV A-DIVTO-Є ᙏЄV and CIVI-TAS CAꞂ-TOR, long cross fourchée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1712; SCBC 2211. 1.34gr, 19mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
England. Tudor, Henry VII AR Penny. Struck after 1501. Durham mint. Archbishop Richard Fox. Sovereign type.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Henry enthroned facing, holding trefoil-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger, on throne with one pillar decorated with lis / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; mitre above, large R D flanking. North 1731; SCBC 2233. 0.56gr, 15mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
England. Tudor, Henry VII AR Halfpenny. 1485-1509. London (Tower) mint. Facing bust issue. Class V.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Crowned facing bust, one plain arch in crown / CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Cf. SCBC 2245. 0.35gr, 12mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
England. Tudor, Henry VII AR Farthing. 1485-1509. London mint.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
[ҺЄNRIC DI GRA RЄX], crowned facing bust / ×C[IVI-TAS LON]-DON, long cross with pellets in angles. North 1739; SCBC 2250. 0.28gr, 10mm, 1h.
Good Fine.
From a UK collection formed in the early 2000s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Groat. Struck 1526-1544. Tower (London) mint; i.m: lis/pheon.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Crowned bust to right (Laker bust D) / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1797; SCBC 2337E. 2.48gr, 25mm, 8h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Groat. Struck 1526-1544. Tower (London) mint; i.m: arrow/arrow. Second coinage. Laker D bust.
Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
(Arrow) ҺЄnRIC 9× VIII 9× D' × G' × R' × AGLIЄ' × Z × FRAnC', 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. 2.68gr, 25.60mm, 2h.
Good Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.
