LOT 3876
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Penny. Struck 1582-1584. London (Tower) mint; i.m: A. Sixth issue.
(A) • E • D • G • ROSA • SINE • SPINA •, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff / (A) • CIVI-TAS LON-DON, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 2017; SCBC 2580. Near Fine.(0.57gr, 13mm, 8h.).
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 AR Halfgroat. 1509-1526. York mint; i.m: martlet. Archbishop Christopher Bainbridge. First coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
(Martlet) ҺЄNRIC 9x VII 9x DI' + GRA' x RЄX + AGL' x Z x, crowned and draped bust of Henry VIII to right / (Martlet) POSVI DЄV' x A-DIVTOR-Є' x ᙏЄV, coat of arms over cross fourchée, two keys below. North 1769; SCBC 2323. 1.64gr, 20mm, 5h.
Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1566. Tower (London) mint; i.m: portcullis. Third Issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
(Portcullis) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust 4B to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Portcullis) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV .', coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2562. 2.98gr, 25mm, 1h.
Fine.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Mary AR Groat. Struck 1553-1554. Tower (London) mint; i.m: pomegranate.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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. 1.81gr, 23mm, 3h.
Good Fine.
From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000.
