LOT 3873
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Penny. Struck 1567-1570. Tower (London) mint; i.m: coronet. Third and Fourth issue.
(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. Fine.(0.41gr, 14mm, 3h.).
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 VIII, with Catherine of Aragon AV Crown of the Double Rose. Struck 1529-1532. Tower (London) mint; i.m: lis. Second coinage, crown gold.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
(Lis) ꞂЄnRIC 9ˣ VIII 9ˣ RVTILAnS ˣˣ ROSA ˣˣ SIЄ 'ˣ SPIA ', crowned double rose; crowned Ꞃ K flanking / (Lis) DЄI ˣˣ G 'ˣˣ R 'ˣˣ AGLIЄ 'ˣˣ Z ˣ FRAnC 'ˣ DnS 'ˣˣ ꞂIBЄRIЄ, crowned coat-of-arms; crowned Ꞃ K flanking. North 1788; SCBC 2274. 3.68gr, 25mm, 8h.
Very Fine.
Found Wiltshire, UK, 2014. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUR-A78304Z.
The Portable Antiquities Scheme states: This is a find of note and has been designated: For inclusion in British Numismatic Journal ‘Coin Register’. -
England. Stuart, Charles I CU Farthing. 1625-1634. London mint; i.m: double rose. 'Richmond' issue, type 5.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
(Double rose) CARO : D : G .' MAG .' BRI .', crown over crossed lis-tipped sceptres / FRA .' ET HIB .' RE[X], crowned scroll-headed harp. SCBC 3186. 0.51gr, 17mm, 6h.
Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Stuart, James I AR Shilling. Struck 1624. Tower (London) mint; i.m: trefoil. Third coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
(Trefoil) • IACOBUS D : G : MAG : BRIT : FRA : ET HI : REX, crowned bust to right; XII (mark of value) behind / (Trefoil) QVÆ DEVS CONIVNXIT NEMO SEPARET, coat-of-arms. North 2124; SCBC 2668. 5.22gr, 29mm, 11h.
Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
