LOT 3349
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. 1558-1603.
Tower (London) mint; i.m: Latin cross. Fifth issue; dated 1580. (Latin cross) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Latin cross) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV '., coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2572. Near Fine. Graffito cross on both sides.(2.93gr, 25mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceFound Yorkshire, UK.
From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
The two scratches in form of a cross on both sides used to display hatred for Elizabeth I by a disgruntled Catholic. Elizabeth’s elder sister, Mary, was a Catholic and this led to the persecution of Protestants during her reign (1554-58). Sixpence coins of Elizabeth I occasionally bear this type of graffiti which may have been executed by Catholics as a protest after the demise of Mary.
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England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfgroat. 1509-1547.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Canterbury mint; i.m: -. Third coinage; struck 1544-1547. [...] Z ҺIB RЄX, crowned and mantled bust facing slightly to right / CIVI-TAS CAN-TOR, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1852; SCBC 2378. 0.97gr, 19mm, 12h.
Fine.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Eynsham, Oxfordshire, UK, before 1996. -
England. Stuart, Charles I AR Shilling. 1625-1649.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Tower (London) mint; i.m: star. Struck 1640-1641. Group F; sixth large 'Briot's bust', type 4.4. (Star) · CAROLVS · D .' G .' MAG .' BRI .' FRA .' ET · HI .' REX ·, crowned sixth bust to left, wearing ruff; XII (mark of value) behind / (Star) · CHRISTO · AVSPICE · REGNO ·, coat-of-arms over cross moline. North 2231; SCBC 2799. 5.83gr, 31mm, 12h.
Near Fine. Some scratches.
Found Braintree, Essex, UK. -
Great Britain. Stuart, Charles I AE Farthing. 1625-1649.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
London mint; i.m: star. 'Richmond' issue. (Star) CARO : D : G MAG BRI, crown over crossed lis-tipped sceptres / FRA : ET • HIB • REX, crowned eagle-headed harp. SCBC 3183. 0.51gr, 16mm.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
