LOT 3892
England. Stuart, James I CU Farthing. Struck 1614-1625. Lennox 'round'; i.m: trefoil. Type 3.
(Trefoil) IACO : D : G : MAG : BRI :, crown over crossed sceptres / FRA : ET HIB : REX ·, crowned harp. North 2135; SCBC 2679. Very Fine.(0.68gr, 17mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Stuart, James I AR Halfpenny. Struck 1619-1625. Tower (London) mint. Third coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Rose / Thistle. Withers type 3; North 2129; SCBC 2673. 0.33gr, 11mm.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Mary AR Groat. Struck 1553-1554. Tower (London) mint; i.m: pomegranate.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
ᙏARIA ◦(pomegranate)◦ D ◦' G ◦' ANG ◦' FRA ◦' Z ⦂ ҺIB ◦' RЄGI', crowned bust to left / VЄRITA-S (pomegranate) TЄᙏ-PORIS FILIA, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1960; SCBC 2492. 1.81gr, 23mm, 3h.
Good Fine.
From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfgroat. Struck 1514-1526. York mint; i.m: star(?)/escallop. Thomas Wolsey, archbishop. First coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
(Star[?]) ҺЄNRIC VIII 'ˣ DI GRA RЄX AG Z, crowned bust right with features of Henry VII / (Escallop) CIVI-TAS ˣˣ ˣ ЄBO-RACI, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée, keys and tasseled gallero below at base of cross. North 1770; SCBC 2326. 1.36gr, 20mm, 5h.
Good Fine. Slightly double struck. Extremely rare, if star as initial mark on the obverse.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
