LOT 3353
England. Stuart, James I AR Penny. 1603-1625.
Tower (London) mint; i.m: thistle. First coinage; struck 1603-1604. (Thistle) • I .' D .' G .' ROSA • SINE • SPINA, crowned bust to right; I (mark of value) before / Coat-of-arms, thistle above. North 2077; cf. SCBC 2650a. Near Fine.(0.56gr, 14mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceFound Yorkshire, UK.
From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
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England. Tudor, Henry VII AR Groat. 1485-1509.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
London (Tower) mint; i.m: escallop. Facing bust issue, type IIIb. Struck 1493-1495. (Escallop) ҺЄNRIC ✿ DI ✿ GRA [...] RЄX ✿ ANGL ✿ Z ✿ F[...] ✿, crowned facing bust within double polylobe / (Escallop) POSV[...] DЄVM ✿ A-DIVTOR-Є ᙏЄ[...] and ✿✿ CIVI-TAS✿✿ ✿✿LONDON ✿✿, long cross fourchée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1705b; SCBC 2198A. 2.80gr, 26mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. 1558-1603.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Tower (London) mint; i.m: Latin cross. Fifth issue; dated 1580. (Latin cross) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Latin cross) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV '., coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2572. 2.93gr, 25mm, 9h.
Near Fine. Graffito cross on both sides.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
The two scratches in form of a cross on both sides used to display hatred for Elizabeth I by a disgruntled Catholic. Elizabeth’s elder sister, Mary, was a Catholic and this led to the persecution of Protestants during her reign (1554-58). Sixpence coins of Elizabeth I occasionally bear this type of graffiti which may have been executed by Catholics as a protest after the demise of Mary. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfpenny. 1509-1547.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
York mint; uncertain i.m. Archbishop Thomas Wolsey. Second coinage; struck 1526-1544. Crowned facing bust; [T] W flanking / CIVI-TAS [EBO]-RACI, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Cf. North 1818; cf. SCBC 2359. 0.37gr, 11mm, 7h.
Fine.
Found near Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK, since 2010. From the private collection of a Yorkshire, UK, gentleman.
