LOT 3950
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Halfpenny. Struck 1584-1586. Tower (London) mint; i.m: escallop. Sixth issue.
Portcullis; escallop above / Cross moline; triple pellets in quarters. North 2018; SCBC 2581. Good Very Fine. Toned.(0.26gr, 11mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Stuart, James I AR Halfgroat. Struck 1607. London mint; i.m: grapes. Second Coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
(Grapes) • I .' D .' G .' ROSA • SINA(sic) SPINA, crowned rose / (Grapes) • TVEATVR VNITA DEVS •, crowned thistle. North 2104; SCBC 2659. 1.00gr, 16mm, 4h.
Near very fine. Very rare engraver's spelling error in the obverse legend.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Mary AR Groat. Struck 1553-1554. Tower (London) mint; i.m: pomegranate.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
ᙏARIA ◦(pomegranate)◦ D ◦' G ◦' ANG ◦' FRA ◦' Z ⦂ ҺIB ◦' RЄGI'◦, crowned bust to left / VЄRITA-S (pomegranate) TЄᙏ-PORIS FILIA, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1960; SCBC 2492. 2.05gr, 23mm, 5h.
Good Fine.
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.
