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. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Penny. Struck 1567-1570. Tower (London) mint; i.m: coronet. Third and Fourth issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
(Coronet) E : D : G : ROSA • SINE • SPINA, crowned bust to left / (Coronet) CIVI-TAS LON-DON, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 2001; SCBC 2570. 0.57gr, 15mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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, Henry VIII AR Halfpenny. Struck 1509-1526. London (Tower) mint; i.m: portcullis crowned/–. First coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
(Portcullis crowned) [ҺЄNRIC DI GRA RЄX AGL], crowned facing bust / [CIVI-TAS LON-DON], long cross fourchée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1779; SCBC 2334. 0.34gr, 12mm, 12h.
Fine. Clipped.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
