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 Penny. 1509-1547.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Durham mint; i.m: uncertain. Thomas Ruthall, bishop (1509-1523). First coinage. Sovereign type. [ҺЄN]RIC' ˣ DI' ˣ GRA ˣ RЄX [AGL Z], Henry enthroned facing, holding lis-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger; throne pillar on either side surmounted by lis / [CIVI]-TAS ˣˣ ˣˣ DVR-ҺAᙏ, quartered shield-of-arms on long cross fourchée; T D flanking. Cf. North 1777; cf. SCBC 2332. 0.63gr, 15mm,10h.
Good Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. -
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. 5.90gr, 31mm, 4h.
Near Fine. Some scratches on obverse.
Found Braintree, Essex, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.ESS-876442. -
England. Tudor, Henry VII AR Halfgroat. 1485-1509.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
York mint; i.m: martlet/martlet. Thomas Savage, archbishop. Struck 1502-1504. Facing bust issue. (Martlet) ҺЄNRIC 'ˣ DI ˣ' GRA 'ˣ RЄX AGL 'ˣ Z ˣ FR, crowned facing bust; one jeweled and one plain arch in crown; keys at neck / (Martlet) POSVI DЄV ˣ A-DIVTOR-Є ˣ ᙏЄV and CIVIT-AS ˣˣ ЄBO-RACI, long cross fourchée; three pellets in quarters. North 1715; SCBC 2214. 1.28gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Fine. Wavy flan. Double obverse struck.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. Property of a Chester, UK, private collector.
