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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. 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. Plantagenet, Henry III AR Penny. 1216-1247. Canterbury mint. Class 7c.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
ҺЄnRICVS RЄX, crowned head facing; cross-tipped sceptre to left / ✠ ROBERT [VI]? ON CA, voided short cross; quatrefoils in angles. Cf. SCBC 1356C. 1.35gr, 17mm, 3h.
Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Penny. 1509-1523. Durham mint, Bishop Tunstall, Second coinage, Sovereign type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
(Radiant star) Һ' ˣ D' ˣ G' ˣ ROSA ˣ SIЄ ˣ SPIA, Henry enthroned facing, holding lis-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger, throne pillar on either side surmounted by lis / ˣ CIVI-TAS ˣ DVR-RAᙏ, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; C D flanking. SCBC 2354. 0.67gr, 15mm, 8h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
