LOT 3943
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Groat. Struck 1560-1561. Tower (London) mint; i.m: cross crosslet. Second issue.
(Cross crosslet) ELIZABETH D . G ANG FRA '. ET HI REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff / (Cross crosslet) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M : MEV '., coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1986; SCBC 2556. Fine.(1.90gr, 23mm, 6h,).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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England. Tudor, Henry VII AR Penny. Struck 1504-1509. York mint. Thomas Savage, archbishop. Facing bust issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Crowned facing bust; saltire at neck, T to left, trefoil to right / [CIVI]-TAS EBO-RACI, long cross pattée with voided quatrefoil at centre; three pellets in quarters, with additional pellets in second and third quarter. North 1722; SCBC 2224. 0.58gr, 15mm, 10h.
Fine.
Found Cambridgeshire, UK. -
England. Stuart, Charles II AR Twopence. Struck 1660-1662. Tower (London) mint; i.m: crown. Third hammered issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
(Crown) CAROLVS • II • D : G : MAG : BRI : FRA : ET • HIB • REX, crowned bust to left; II (mark of value) behind / (Crown) • CHRISTO • AVSPICE • REGNO, coat-of-arms over short cross fourchée. North 2772; Bull 326; ESC 2165; SCBC 3326. 0.97gr, 15mm, 1h.
Good Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Stuart, James I AR Sixpence. Dated 1606. Tower (London) mint; i.m: escallop. Second coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
[(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. 2.85gr, 26mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine. Toned.
Found Shropshire, UK.
