LOT 3954
England. Stuart, James I AR Sixpence. Dated 1606. Tower (London) mint; i.m: escallop. Second coinage.
[(Escallop) IACO]BVS • D .' G .' MAG .' BRIT .' FRA .' ET • HIB .' R[EX], crowned fourth bust to right; VI (mark of value) to left / (Escallop) • QVÆ • DEVS • CONIVNXIT • NEMO • SEPARET •, coat-of-arms; date above. North 2103; SCBC 2658. Near Very Fine. Toned.(2.85gr, 26mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFound Shropshire, UK.
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England. Stuart, Charles I AR Halfcrown. Struck 1641-1643. Tower (under Parliament) mint; i.m: sun. Group IV, transitional type 4/5.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
(Sun) • CAROLVS • D .' G .' MAG .' BRI .' FRA .' ET • HIB .' REX •, Charles on horseback to left, holding reigns and sword / (Sun) • CHRISTO • AVSPICE • REGNO •, coat-of-arms. SCBC 2779B. 15.06gr, 34mm, 6h.
Good Fine to Near Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1578. Tower (London) mint; i.m: Greek cross. Fifth Issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
(Greek cross) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET .' HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Greek cross) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV .', coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2572. 2.96gr, 26mm, 11h.
Good 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.
