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LOT 3221
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Halfgroat. 1587-1589. London (Tower) mint, Sixth issue.
(Crescent) • E .' D .' G .' ROSA • SINE • SPINA •, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; •• (mark of value) behind / (Crescent) : CIVI-TAS LON-DON, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. SCBC 2579. Fine.(1.02gr, 16mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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England. Tudor, Edward VI in the name of Henry VIII AR Halfgroat. 1547-1551. Canterbury mint, Posthumous coinage, Everett bust B.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
( - ) HENRIC 8 D G ANG FRA Z HIB REX with three-quarter facing bust / ( t ) CIVI-TAS-CAn-TOR, long cross over shield of arms. Cf. SCBC 2415. 1.13gr, 20mm, 2h.
Good Fine.
Ex Lockdales, A65/857, no.730. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Edward VI AR Sixpence. 1551-1553. London (Tower) mint, Fine Silver Issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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. 2.95gr, 27mm, 10h.
About Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Penny. 1526-1529. Durham mint, Bishop Thomas Wolsey, Second coinage, Sovereign type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
(Trefoil) Һ' ˣ D' ˣ G' [...]PIA', Henry enthroned facing, holding lis-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger, throne pillar on either side surmounted by lis / (Trefoil) CIVI-TAS DVR-RAᙏ, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; T W flanking, tasseled gallero below. North 1811; SCBC 2352. 0.54gr, 14mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Old dark cabinet tone.
Ex DNW, 9 December 2008, no.98 (part). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
