LOT 3906
England. Stuart, Charles I AR Penny. Struck 1625. Tower (London) mint; i.m: lis. Group A, type 1.
(Lis) C · D · G · ROSA · SINE · SPINA, rose / (Lis) IVS THRONVM · FIRMAT, rose. North 2261; SCBC 2837. Good Fine. Die break on reverse.(0.44gr, 13mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Great Britain, Commonwealth of England AR Penny. 1649-1660. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
English cross in shield within laurel and palm branch / Conjoined shields of England and Ireland; •I• (mark of value) above. Bull 228; ESC 2263; North 2729; SCBC 3222. 0.44gr, 12mm, 5h.
Fine. Wavy flan.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Henry VII AR Penny. Struck 1487-1488. Durham mint; i.m: plain cross. John Sherwood, bishop. Facing bust issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
(Plain cross) ҺЄNRIC DЄI GRA RЄX AN, crowned facing bust; S on breast / CIVI-TAS DЄ-RAᙏ, long cross pattée with reversed D at centre (rev. die of Richard III); triple pellets in quarters. Stewartby p.447 and pl.31/551; North 1723; SCBC 2222. 0.70gr, 14mm, 10h.
Fine. Very rare.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1564. Tower (London) mint; i.m: pheon. Third and Fourth Issues. Very large bust 3E.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
(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 2561B. 2.67gr, 25mm, 10h.
Near Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
