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LOT 3960
England. Stuart, James I AR Halfpenny. Struck 1603-1604. Tower (London) mint; i.m: thistle. First coinage.
Thistle above portcullis / Cross moline; triple pellets in quarters. North 2078; SCBC 2651. Near Very Fine.(0.33gr, 11mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Stuart, James I AR Halfgroat. Struck 1607. London mint; i.m: grapes. Second Coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
(Grapes) • I .' D .' G .' ROSA • SINA(sic) SPINA, crowned rose / (Grapes) • TVEATVR VNITA DEVS •, crowned thistle. North 2104; SCBC 2659. 1.00gr, 16mm, 4h.
Near very fine. Very rare engraver's spelling error in the obverse legend.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Great Britain, Commonwealth of England AR Penny. 1649-1660. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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. 0.42gr, 12mm, 5h.
Good Fine.
Found Shropshire, UK. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfpenny. 1526-1544. London (Tower) mint; i.m: lis/-. Second coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £27
(Lis) Һ ˣ [D] ˣ G ˣ ROSA ˣ SI[E ˣ SPIA], crowned facing bust / CIVI-[TAS LON]-DON, long cross pattée and triple pellets in quarters. North 1815; SCBC 2356. 0.23gr, 11m, 3h.
Fine.
Found Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme report no.SF-B30949.
