LOT 3356
England. Stuart, Charles I AR Shilling. 1625-1649.
Tower (London) mint; i.m: star. Struck 1640-1641. Group F; sixth large 'Briot's bust', type 4.4. (Star) · CAROLVS · D .' G .' MAG .' BRI .' FRA .' ET · HI .' REX ·, crowned sixth bust to left, wearing ruff; XII (mark of value) behind / (Star) · CHRISTO · AVSPICE · REGNO ·, coat-of-arms over cross moline. North 2231; SCBC 2799. Near Fine. Some scratches.(5.83gr, 31mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFound Braintree, Essex, UK.
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England. Stuart, Charles I AR Halfgroat. 1625-1649.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Tower (London) mint; i.m: crown/portcullis(?). Group D, type 3.1. Fourth bust. Struck under Charles I, 1633-1636. (Crown) • CAROLVS • D •' G •' MAG •' B •' F •' ET [H •'] REX •, crowned and draped bust to left, II (mark of value) behind / (Portcullis?) IVSTITIA THRONVM FIRMAT, coat-of-arms; C R flanking. Cf. North 2254; cf. SCBC 2828. 1.02gr, 16mm, 3h.
Fine.
Property of a Kent, UK, lady collector. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Penny. 1509-1547.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Durham mint; i.m: crescent / -. Thomas Wolsey, bishop. Second coinage, sovereign type. Struck 1526-1529. (Crescent) Һ' ˣ D' ˣ G' ˣ ROSA ˣ SIЄ ˣ SPIA, Henry enthroned facing, holding lis-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger, throne pillar on either side surmounted by lis / CIVI-TAS ˣ DVR-RAᙏ, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; T W flanking, tasseled gallero below. North 1811; SCBC 2352. 0.57gr, 14mm, 6h.
Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. 1558-1603.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Tower (London) mint; i.m: Latin cross. Fifth issue; dated 1580. (Latin cross) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Latin cross) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV '., coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2572. 2.93gr, 25mm, 9h.
Near Fine. Graffito cross on both sides.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
The two scratches in form of a cross on both sides used to display hatred for Elizabeth I by a disgruntled Catholic. Elizabeth’s elder sister, Mary, was a Catholic and this led to the persecution of Protestants during her reign (1554-58). Sixpence coins of Elizabeth I occasionally bear this type of graffiti which may have been executed by Catholics as a protest after the demise of Mary.
