LOT 3903
England. Stuart, Charles I AR Threepence. Struck 1638/9-1642. Aberystwyth mint; i.m: open book.
(Open book) • CAROLVS • D .' G .' M .' B .' FR ET • H .' REX •, crowned bust to left, Shrewsbury plume before, III (mark of value) behind / (Open book) • CHRISTO • AVSPICE • REGNO, coat-of-arms; three plumes above. North 2340; SCBC 2894. Near Very Fine. Toned; pierced.(1.51gr, 18mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Tudor, Henry VII AR Halfgroat. Struck 1508-1509. York mint, Archbishop Bainbridge; i.m: martlet. Profile issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
(Martlet) ҺЄNRIC '× V•I•I '× DI '× GRA '× RЄX × AGL '× Z, crowned and draped bust to right / (Martlet) POSVI DЄV '× A-DIVTO-Є '× ᙏЄV '×, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; two keys below. North 1751; SCBC 2262. 1.50gr, 20mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
England. Stuart, Charles I AR Shilling. Struck 1639-1640. Tower (under the King) mint; i.m: triangle. Group F; sixth large 'Briot's bust', type 4.4.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £43
(Triangle) · CAROLVS D G MAG BRI FRA · ET · HI .' REX ·, crowned sixth bust to left, wearing ruff; XII (mark of value) behind / (Triangle) · CHRISTO · AVSPICE · REGNO ·, coat-of-arms over cross moline. North 2231; SCBC 2799. 5.91gr, 31mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII, with Catherine of Aragon AV Crown of the Double Rose. Struck 1529-1532. Tower (London) mint; i.m: lis. Second coinage, crown gold.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
(Lis) ꞂЄnRIC 9ˣ VIII 9ˣ RVTILAnS ˣˣ ROSA ˣˣ SIЄ 'ˣ SPIA ', crowned double rose; crowned Ꞃ K flanking / (Lis) DЄI ˣˣ G 'ˣˣ R 'ˣˣ AGLIЄ 'ˣˣ Z ˣ FRAnC 'ˣ DnS 'ˣˣ ꞂIBЄRIЄ, crowned coat-of-arms; crowned Ꞃ K flanking. North 1788; SCBC 2274. 3.68gr, 25mm, 8h.
Very Fine.
Found Wiltshire, UK, 2014. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUR-A78304Z.
The Portable Antiquities Scheme states: This is a find of note and has been designated: For inclusion in British Numismatic Journal ‘Coin Register’.
