LOT 3940
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1567. Tower (London) mint; i.m: lion. Third and Fourth Issues.
Intermediate bust 4B, ear shows. (Lion) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Lion) POSVI DEV AD-IVTORE-M • MEV .', coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2562. Good Fine.(2.33gr, 25mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Three Farthings. Dated 1573. London (Tower) mint; i.m: acorn. Third and Fourth Issues.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
(Acorn) S(?) E • D • G • ROSA • SINE • SPINA, crowned bust to left; rose behind / (Acorn) CIVI-TAS LON-DON, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 2002; SCBC 2571. 0.37gr, 12mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Toned. S between the initial mark and E on obverse legend, possibly trace of overstruck; for another similar example see Noonans, Auction 190, 215 (not mentioned).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Stuart, Charles II AR Twopence. Struck 1660-1662. Tower (London) mint; i.m: crown. First hammered issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
(Crown) CAROLVS · II · D · G · MAG · BRIT · FR · ET · HIB · REX, crowned bust to left / CHRISTO · AVSPICE · REGNO ·, coat-of-arms over short cross fourchée. ESC 2161; North 2770; SCBC 3310. 0.99gr, 16mm, 1h.
Good Fine. Toned. Wavy flan.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Groat. Struck 1544-1547. Tower (London) mint; i.m: lis / lis. Third coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
(Lis) ҺЄNRIC ˣ 8 ˣ D ' G ' ˣ AGL ˣˣ FRA Z ˣˣ ҺIB RЄX, crowned and mantled bust facing slightly to right / (Lis) POSVI DЄV ' ˣˣ A-DIVTOR-Є ˣ ᙏЄV', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; annulets in forks. North 1844; SCBC 2369. 2.61gr, 26mm, 12h.
Good Fine. Toned. Double struck of obverse. Wavy flan. Pierced.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
