LOT 3891
England. Stuart, James I AR Halfpenny. Struck 1610-1611. Tower (London) mint, i.m: bell. Second coinage.
Rose / Thistle, bell above. North 2107; SCBC 2663. Near Very Fine.(0.31gr, 12mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfgroat. 1509-1526. York mint; i.m: martlet. Archbishop Christopher Bainbridge. First coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
(Martlet) ҺЄNRIC 9x VII 9x DI' + GRA' x RЄX + AGL' x Z x, crowned and draped bust of Henry VIII to right / (Martlet) POSVI DЄV' x A-DIVTOR-Є' x ᙏЄV, coat of arms over cross fourchée, two keys below. North 1769; SCBC 2323. 1.64gr, 20mm, 5h.
Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1564. Tower (London) mint; i.m: pheon. Third and Fourth Issues. Very large bust 3E.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
(Pheon) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET • HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Pheon) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M : MEV .', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2561B. 2.67gr, 25mm, 10h.
Near Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfgroat. Struck 1526-1532. Canterbury mint; i.m: cross patonce. William Warham, archbishop. Second coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
(Cross patonce) ҺЄNRIC 9× VIII 9× D '× G '× R '× AGL '× Z × F', crowned bust to right / (Cross patonce) CIVI-TAS ×× ×× CAN-TOR ××, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; W A flanking. North 1802; SCBC 2343. 1.29gr, 19mm, 2h.
Good Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK.
