LOT 3894
England. Stuart, Charles I AR Halfcrown. Struck under Parliament, 1645-1646. Tower (London) mint; i.m: sun. Group V, type 5.
(Sun) • CAROLVS • D .' G .' MAG .' BRI .' FRA .' ET • HIB .' REX •, Charles on horseback to left, holding reigns and sword / (Sun) • CHRISTO • AVSPICE • REGNO •, coat-of-arms. North 2215; SCBC 2780. Good Fine.(12.54gr, 33mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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England. Stuart, James I AV Unite-Laurel. Struck 1619-1620. Tower (London) mint; i.m: spur rowel. Third coinage, crown gold. Second bust.
Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
(Spur rowel) IACOBVS D G : MAG : BRI : FRAN • ET HIB : REX •, laureate, draped and cuirassed second bust to left; XX (mark of value) to right / FACIAM EOS IN GENTEM VNAM (spur rowel), crowned coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. Schneider 83; North 2114; SCBC 2638. 9.05gr, 35mm, 2h.
Near Extremely Fine. Well-centred with sharp details.
From a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s. -
England. Tudor, Henry VII AR Penny. Struck before 1500. York mint; i.m: -. Thomas Rotherham, archbishop. Sovereign type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Henry enthroned facing, holding lis-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger, on throne with one pillar decorated with trefoil / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; keys flanking. North 1728; SCBC 2236. 0.53gr, 15mm, 5h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Penny. Struck 1580-1581. London (Tower) mint; i.m: Latin cross. Fifth issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
(Latin cross) E • D • G • ROSA • SINE • SPINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff / (Latin cross) CIVI-TAS LON-DON, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 2001; SCBC 2575. 0.42gr, 14mm, 12h.
Near Fine.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
