LOT 3861
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1580. Tower (London) mint; i.m: Latin cross. Fifth issue.
(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.(2.56gr, 26mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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England. Stuart, James I AR Halfgroat. Struck 1621-1623. Tower (London) mint; i.m: thistle. Third Coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
(Thistle) I : D : G : ROSA SINE SPINA, crowned rose / (Thistle) TVEATVR VNITA DEVS, crowned thistle. North 2127; SCBC 2671. 0.56gr, 17mm, 11h.
Fine. Wavy flan.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Henry VII AR Penny. Struck before 1500. York mint; Thomas Rotherham, archbishop. Sovereign type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Henry enthroned facing, holding lis-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger, on throne with one pillar decorated with trefoil / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; keys flanking. North 1728; cf. SCBC 2236. 0.69gr, 15mm, 5h.
Near Fine. Wavy flan.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1570. Tower (London) mint; i.m: castle. Third Issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
(Castle) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust 4B to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Castle) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV .', coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2562. 2.93gr, 26mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
