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LOT 3208
England. Tudor, Edward VI AR Sixpence. 1551-1553. London (Tower) mint, Fine Silver Issue.
EDWARDVS VI D G AGL FRA Z HIB REX, facing bust with rose left and VI right with tun mintmark./ POSVI DEVM ADIVTORE MEV, long cross over shield of arms. Cf. North 1938, SCBC 2483. About Fine.(2.95gr, 27mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1582. Tower (London) mint, Fifth Issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
(Sword) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Sword) POSVI DEV AD-IVTORE-M • MEV .', coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above. SCBC 2572. 2.19gr, 24mm, 8h.
Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Henry VII AR Penny. Struck before 1500. York mint; i.m: -. Thomas Rotherham, archbishop. Sovereign type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
ҺЄNRIC DI GRA RЄX AN, Henry enthroned facing, holding sceptre and globus cruciger, flanked by two pillars of chair; saltires beneath throne legs / CIVI-TAS ЄBO-RACI, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; keys flanking. North 1729; SCBC 2238. 0.64gr, 16mm, 10h.
Good Fine. Double struck of obverse.
Found Cambridgeshire, UK -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Penny. Struck 1560-1561. London (Tower) mint, Second issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
(Cross crosslet) E • D • G • ROSA • SINE • SPINA, crowned bust (3H) to left, wearing ruff / (Cross crosslet) CIVI-TAS LON-DON, coat of arms over long cross fourchée. North 1988; SCBC 2558. 0.44gr, 15mm, 8h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
