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, Charles I AR Penny. Struck 1625. Tower (London) mint; i.m: lis. Group A, type 1.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
(Lis) C · D · G · ROSA · SINE · SPINA, rose / (Lis) IVS THRONVM · FIRMAT, rose. North 2261; SCBC 2837. 0.44gr, 13mm, 5h.
Good Fine. Die break on reverse.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Stuart, James I AR Shilling. Struck 1621-1623. Tower (London) mint; i.m: thistle. Third coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
(Thistle) • IACOBUS D : G : MAG : BRIT : FRA : ET HI : REX, crowned bust to right; XII (mark of value) behind / (Thistle) QVÆ DEVS CONIVNXIT NEMO SEPARET, coat-of-arms. North 2124; SCBC 2668. 5.86gr, 31mm, 6h.
Good Fine. 'X' graffito on obverse.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
England. Tudor, Edward VI AR Shilling. Struck 1551-1553. Tower (London) mint; i.m: tun. Third period.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
(Tun) : ЄDWARD .' •VI : D .' •G .' AGL ': FRA .' Z : ҺIB .' RЄX, crowned and mantled bust facing slightly to left; rose to left, XII (mark of value) to right / (Tun) POSVI DЄV .' A-DIVTOR-Є .' ᙏЄV .', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1937; SCBC 2482. 5.61gr, 32mm, 3h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
