LOT 3348
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. 1558-1603.
Tower (London) mint; i.m: Greek cross. Dated 1579. Fifth Issues. (Greek cross) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Greek cross) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV .', coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2572. Fine.(3.14gr, 26mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfpenny. 1509-1547.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
London (Tower) mint; i.m: portcullis crowned/–. First coinage; struck 1509-1526. (Portcullis crowned) [ҺЄNRIC DI GRA RЄX AGL], crowned facing bust / CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross fourchée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1779; SCBC 2334. 0.38gr, 11mm, 1h.
Fine. Clipped.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Eynsham, Oxfordshire, UK, before 1996. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfpenny. 1509-1547.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
London (Tower) mint; i.m: lis/-. Second coinage, 1526-1544. (Lis) Һ ˣ D ˣ G ˣ ROSA [SIE S]PIA, crowned facing bust / [CI]VI-TAS LON-[DON], long cross pattée and triple pellets in quarters. North 1815; SCBC 2356. 0.27gr, 12mm, 3h.
Fine.
Found Braintree, Essex, UK. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Penny. 1509-1547.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Durham mint; i.m: lis. Thomas Ruthall, bishop (1509-1523). First coinage. Sovereign type. Struck 1509-1523. (Lis) ҺЄNRIC' ˣ DI' ˣ GRA' ˣ RЄX ˣ [AGL Z], Henry enthroned facing, holding lis-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger; throne pillar on either side surmounted by lis / (Lis) CIVI-TAS ˣˣ DVR-ҺAᙏ ˣˣ, quartered shield-of-arms on long cross fourchée; T D above shield. North 1776; SCBC 2331. 0.84gr, 16mm, 4h.
Fine. Toned.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
