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LOT 3214
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1568. Tower (London) mint, Third and Fourth Issue.
Intermediate bust 4B, ear shows. (Coronet) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Coronet) POSVI DEV AD-IVTORE-M • MEV .', coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2562. Near Fine.(2.82gr, 25mm, 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 1632-1633. Tower (London) mint under Parliament, Group G, Seventh bust, type 3a2.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
(Pellet) CAROLVS : D : G : M • B • F : ET H : REX fourth bust to left, crowned and mantled; I (mark of value) to right / IVSTITIA THRONVM FIRMAT, garnished coat-of-arms. SCBC 2850. 0.49gr, 14mm, 1h.
Good Fine. Dark old cabinet tone.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Struck 1561. Tower (London) mint, Third and Fourth issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
(Pheon) ELIZABETH • D .' G .' ANG .' FRA .' ET • HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Pheon) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M : MEVM, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2561. 2.86gr, 26mm, 12h.
Good Fine. With Catholic hate scratches across neck and head.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfpenny. 1526-1532 AD. Canterbury mint. Archbishop William Warham, Second coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
(Cross patonce) H D G ROSA [SINE SPIA] facing bust with 'W' left and 'A' right for Archbishop William Warham / ( - ) CIVI-[TAS-CAN-TOR] long cross and pellets. SCBC 2357. 0.20gr, 10mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
