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. Stuart, Charles I AR Shilling. Struck 1638-1639. Tower (under King) mint; i.m: anchor. Fifth (Aberystwyth) bust. Group E, type 4.1.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
(Anchor) · CAROLVS · D ·' G ·' MA ·' BR ·' FR ·' ET · HI ·' REX ·, crowned bust to left; XII (mark of value) behind / (Anchor) · CHRISTO · AVSPICE · REGNO ·, coat-of-arms over cross moline. North 2230; SCBC 2795. 5.79gr, 31mm, 7h.
Good Fine. Toned.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1570. Tower (London) mint; i.m: castle. Third issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Bust 4B. (Castle) ELIZAB : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind; countermark: bust of the arms of the Province of Zeeland (lion half-emerged from water) / (Castle) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV .', coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2562; countermark as Delmonte 141C. 2.71gr, 25mm, 1h.
Good Fine.
Found Shropshire, UK. -
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.
