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 I AR Halfgroat. Struck 1632-1633. Tower (London) mint; i.m: harp. Group D, type 3.1. Fourth bust.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
(Harp) CAROLVS D : G : M : B : FRA : ET HIB : REX, crowned bust to left, II (mark of value) behind / (Harp) IVSTITIA THRONVM FIRMAT, oval shield dividing C R. North 2254; SCBC 2828. 0.85gr, 17mm, 12h.
Good Fine. Light toning.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Stuart, Charles I AR Shilling. Struck 1634-1635. Tower (under King) mint; i.m: bell. Group D, type 3a.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
(Bell) · CAROLVS · D .' G .' MA .' BR .' FR .' ET · HI .' REX ·, crowned fourth bust to left, wearing ruff; XII (mark of value) behind / (Bell) · CHRISTO · AVSPICE · REGNO ·, coat-of-arms. North 2225; SCBC 2791. 5.78gr, 30mm, 5h.
Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
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.
