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LOT 3231
England. Stuart, James I AR Halfgroat. Struck 1603-1604. Tower (London) mint, First coinage.
I: D : G : ROSA • SINE • SPINA, crowned first bust to right; II (mark of value) to left / Coat-of-arms, (Thistle) above. North 2076; SCBC 2649. Fine.(0.94gr, 18mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Penny. 1509-1523. Durham mint, Bishop Tunstall, Second coinage, Sovereign type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
(Radiant star) 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 / ˣ CIVI-TAS ˣ DVR-RAᙏ, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; C D flanking. SCBC 2354. 0.61gr, 15mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Ex Lockdales, A69/783, no.788. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Penny. Struck 1573. London (Tower) mint, Second issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
(Martlet) E • D • G • ROSA • SINE • SPINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff / (Martlet) CIVI-TAS LON-DON, coat of arms over long cross fourchée. North 1988; SCBC 2558. 0.42gr, 14mm, 12h.
Good Fine. Flan split at 6 o'clock.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Edward VI in the name of Henry VIII AR Halfgroat. 1547-1551. Canterbury mint, Posthumous coinage, Everett bust B.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
( t ) HENRIC 8 D G ANG FRA Z HIB REX with three-quarter facing bust / ( - ) CIVI-TAS-CAn-TOR, long cross over shield of arms. Cf. SCBC 2415. 0.83gr, 19mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
