LOT 3955
England. Stuart, James I AR Sixpence. Dated 1623. Tower (London) mint; i.m: lis. Third coinage.
(Lis) IACOB .' D : G : MAG : BRI : FRA : ET HI : REX, crowned bust to right; VI (mark of value) behind / (Lis) QVÆ DEVS CONIVNXIT NEMO SEPARET, coat-of-arms, date above. North 2126; SCBC 2670. Good Fine. Toned.(2.90gr, 25mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Groat. Struck 1509-1526. London (Tower) mint; i.m: portcullis. First coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £481
(Portcullis) ҺЄNRIC 9ˣ VIII 9ˣ DI 'ˣ GRA 'ˣ RЄX ˣ AGL ˣ Z ˣ FR 'ˣ, crowned bust to right with features of Henry VII (Laker A) / (Portcullis) POSVI DЄV' ˣˣ A-DIVTORЄ' ˣˣ MЄV, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1762; SCBC 2316. 2.81gr, 25mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine. Deeply toned.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Penny. Struck 1526-1529. Durham mint; i.m: star. Thomas Wolsey, bishop.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
(Star) Һ' ˣ D' ˣ G ˣ ROSA ˣ SIЄ ˣ SPIA, Henry enthroned facing, holding lis-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger / (Star) CIVI-TAS ˣ ˣ DVR-ҺAᙏ, quartered shield-of-arms on long cross fourchée; T W flanking, tasseled gallero below. North 1811; SCBC 2352. 0.62gr, 13mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
Found Suffolk, UK. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1561. Tower (London) mint; i.m: pheon. Third and Fourth issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
(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 2561. 2.67gr, 26mm, 2h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1970s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
