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 AV Crown. Struck 1627-1628. Tower (London) mint; i.m: castle. Group B, class I.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
(Castle) CAROLVS D : G : MA : BR : FR ET HI REX, crowned and mantled bust 2 to left; V (mark of value) to right / (Castle) CVLTORES SVI DEVS PROTEGIT, crowned and garnished coat-of-arms. Schneider 228; North 2181; SCBC 2711. 2.25gr, 20mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1591. Tower (London) mint; i.m: hand. Sixth issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
(Hand) ELIZAB .' D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET .' HIB .' REGI .', crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Hand) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV .', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; date above. North 2015; SCBC 2578B. 2.96gr, 26mm, 12h.
Good Fine. Double pierced.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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.
