LOT 3887
England. Stuart, James I AR Halfgroat. Struck 1613. Tower (London) mint; i.m: trefoil. Second issue.
(Trefoil) I : D : G : ROSA • SINE • SPINA •, crowned rose / TVEATVR • VNITA • DEVS (trefoil), crowned thistle. North 2105; SCBC 2660. Fine.(0.77gr, 16mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, 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 before 1500. York mint; Thomas Rotherham, archbishop. Sovereign type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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; cf. SCBC 2236. 0.69gr, 15mm, 5h.
Near Fine. Wavy flan.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Threepence. Dated 1573. Tower (London) mint; i.m: acorn. Third and Fourth issues.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
(Acorn) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose before / (Acorn) POSVI DEV AD-IVTORE-M • MEV, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; date above. North 1998; SCBC 2566. 1.57gr, 19mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
