LOT 3939
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1570. Tower (London) mint; i.m: castle. Third issue.
Bust 4B. (Castle) ELIZAB : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind; countermark: bust of the arms of the Province of Zeeland (lion half-emerged from water) / (Castle) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV .', coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2562; countermark as Delmonte 141C. Good Fine.(2.71gr, 25mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFound Shropshire, UK.
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England. Stuart, Charles II AR Twopence. Struck 1660-1662. Tower (London) mint; i.m: crown. First hammered issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
(Crown) CAROLVS · II · D · G · MAG · BRIT · FR · ET · HIB · REX, crowned bust to left / CHRISTO · AVSPICE · REGNO ·, coat-of-arms over short cross fourchée. ESC 2161; North 2770; SCBC 3310. 0.99gr, 16mm, 1h.
Good Fine. Toned. Wavy flan.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Stuart, James I AR Shilling. Struck 1623-1624. Tower (London) mint; i.m: lis. Third coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
(Lis) • IACOBUS D : G : MAG : BRIT : FRA : ET HI : REX, crowned bust to right; XII (mark of value) behind / (Lis) QVÆ DEVS CONIVNXIT NEMO SEPARET, coat-of-arms. North 2124; SCBC 2668. 5.43gr, 31mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1593. Tower (London) mint; i.m: tun. Sixth issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
(Tun) ELIZAB .' D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET .' HIB .' REGI .', crowned bust to left; rose behind / (Tun) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTOREM • MEV .' coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 2015; SCBC 2578B. 2.84gr, 25mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Shropshire, UK.
