LOT 3937
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1578. Tower (London) mint; i.m: Greek cross. Fifth Issue.
(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. Good Fine. Deeply toned.(2.96gr, 26mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Threepence. Dated 1570. Tower (London) mint; i.m: castle. Third and Fourth issues.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
(Castle) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose before / (Castle) POSVI DEV .' ADIVTOREM • MEV .', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; date above. North 1998; SCBC 2566. 1.41gr, 18mm, 4h.
Good Fine.
Found Shropshire, UK. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Penny. Struck 1526-1529. Durham mint; i.m: trefoil. Thomas Wolsey, bishop. Second coinage, sovereign type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
(Trefoil) Һ' ˣ D' ˣ G' ˣ ROSA ˣ SIЄ' ˣ SPIA', Henry enthroned facing, holding lis-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger, throne pillar on either side surmounted by lis / (Trefoil) CIVI-TAS ˣ DVR-RAᙏ, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; T W flanking, tasseled gallero below. North 1811; SCBC 2352. 0.61gr, 14mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine. Well centred.
Ex Lockdales, A72, lot 533. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Henry VII AR Halfgroat. Struck 1504-1509. Canterbury mint; i.m: martlet.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
(Martlet) ҺЄNRIC '× V•I•I '× DI '× GRA '× RЄX × AGL × Z ×, crowned and draped bust to right / (Martlet) POSVI DЄV '× A-DIVTOR-Є '× ᙏЄV', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1750; SCBC 2261. 1.52gr, 20mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
