LOT 3972
England. Stuart, Charles II AR Twopence. Struck 1660-1662. Tower (London) mint; i.m: crown. Third hammered issue.
(Crown) CAROLVS • II • D : G : MAG : BRI : FRA : ET • HIB • REX, crowned bust to left; II (mark of value) behind / (Crown) • CHRISTO • AVSPICE • REGNO, coat-of-arms over short cross fourchée. North 2772; Bull 326; ESC 2165; SCBC 3326. Good Fine. Toned.(0.97gr, 15mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfpenny. Struck 1509-1526. London (Tower) mint; i.m: portcullis crowned/–. First coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
(Portcullis crowned) [ҺЄNRIC DI GRA RЄX AGL], crowned facing bust / [CIVI-TAS LON-DON], long cross fourchée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1779; SCBC 2334. 0.34gr, 12mm, 12h.
Fine. Clipped.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1578. Tower (London) mint; i.m: Greek cross. Fifth Issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
(Greek cross) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET .' HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Greek cross) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV .', coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2572. 2.96gr, 26mm, 11h.
Good Fine. Deeply toned.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Penny. Struck 1526-1529. Durham mint; i.m: trefoil. Thomas Wolsey, bishop. Second coinage, sovereign type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
(Trefoil) 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 / (Trefoil) CIVI-TAS ˣ DVR-RAᙏ, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; T W flanking, tasseled gallero below. North 1811; SCBC 2352. 0.61gr, 14mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine. Well centred.
Ex Lockdales, A72, lot 533. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
