LOT 3545
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. 1558-1603.
Tower (London) mint; i.m: hand. Dated 1591. Sixth issue. (Hand) ELIZAB .' D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET HIB .' REGI .', crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Hand) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV .', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; date above. North 2015; SCBC 2578B. Near Fine.(2.41gr, 25mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceFound Yorkshire/County Durham, UK.
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England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Groat. 1509-1547.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Tower (London) mint; i.m: martlet. Struck 1550-1551 under Edward VI. Crowned and mantled bust facing slightly to right / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; roses in forks. Cf. SCBC 2403. 1.86gr, 25mm, 3h.
Near Fine. Slightly bent flan with edge chipped.
Found Essex, UK. -
England. Stuart, Charles I AR Halfcrown. 1625-1649.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,150
Aberystwyth mint; i.m: book. Struck 1638/9-1642. Spirited horse. •(book)• CAROLVS • D .' G .' MAG .' BRIT .' FRAN .' ET HIB .' REX, King wearing cloak flying from shoulder on horseback to left; holding sword upright with his right hand; no ground, plume before / •(book)• • CHRISTO • AVSPICE • REGNO, large plume above oval quartered shield of arms. SCBI Brooker 745; North 2327; SCBC 2880. 14.70gr, 35mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine. Rare. Coin stored in quickslab coin capsule.
Believed to have been a metal detector find in the early 2000s. Formerly in the collection of Mr T. Y. of Suffolk, UK. From the private collection of Mr E. Q., of County Durham, UK. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth AR Sixpence. 1558-1603.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Tower (London) mint; i.m: coronet. Dated 1567. Third and Fourth Issues. (Coronet) ELIZAB : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Coronet) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV .', coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2562. 2.90gr, 26mm, 3h.
Near Fine.
Found South Gloucestershire, UK.
