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LOT 3222
England. Tudor. Elizabeth I AR Halfgroat. 1590-1592. London (Tower) mint, Sixth issue.
(Hand) • E .' D .' G .' ROSA • SINE • SPINA •, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; •• (mark of value) behind / (Hand) : CIVI-TAS LON-DON, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. SCBC 2579. Fine / Good Fine.(0.94gr, 16mm, 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 AV Angel. Struck circa 1504-1505. Tower (London) mint; i.m: pheon.
Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,778
(Pheon) ҺЄnRIC ×× DI' × GRΛ × RЄX ×× ΛꞂGL[...]Z ×× FRΛ' ×, Archangel Michael slaying dragon to lower right, spear topped by cross-crosslet / (Pheon) PЄR ×× CRVCЄ' × TVΛ' × SΛLVΛ ×× ꞂOS ×× XPЄ' × RЄD, ship bearing shield and cross; Һ and rose flanking cross. North 1698; SCBC 2187. 5.14gr, 29mm, 8h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Penny. 1526-1529. Durham mint, Bishop Thomas Wolsey, Second coinage, Sovereign type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
(Star) Һ' ˣ D' ˣ G' [...]PIA', Henry enthroned facing, holding lis-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger, throne pillar on either side surmounted by lis / (-) CIVI-TAS DVR-RAᙏ, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; T W flanking, tasseled gallero below. North 1811; SCBC 2352. 0.51gr, 14mm, 11h.
Good Fine. Pierced.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Stuart, Charles I AR Halfgroat 1635-1636. Tower mint under Charles I. Group D, fourth bust, type 3a1.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
(Crown) • CAROLVS • D : G : M : B : F : ET • HIB : REX •, crowned bust to left, no inner circle, II (mark of value) behind / (Crown) • IVSTITIA • THRONVM • FIRMAT •, no inner circle, rounder shield-of-arms, no CR. Cf. SCBC 2831. 0.96gr, 15mm, 9h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
