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. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfgroat. 1509-1526. York mint; i.m: martlet. Archbishop Christopher Bainbridge. First coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
(Martlet) ҺЄNRIC 9x VII 9x DI' + GRA' x RЄX + AGL' x Z x, crowned and draped bust of Henry VIII to right / (Martlet) POSVI DЄV' x A-DIVTOR-Є' x ᙏЄV, coat of arms over cross fourchée, two keys below. North 1769; SCBC 2323. 1.64gr, 20mm, 5h.
Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Penny. Struck 1580-1581. London (Tower) mint; i.m: Latin cross. Fifth issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
(Latin cross) E • D • G • ROSA • SINE • SPINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff / (Latin cross) CIVI-TAS LON-DON, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 2001; SCBC 2575. 0.42gr, 14mm, 12h.
Near Fine.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Threepence. Dated 1580. Tower (London) mint; i.m: Latin cross. Fifth issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
(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 long cross fourchée, date above. North 1998; SCBC 2573. 1.52gr, 18mm, 8h.
Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
