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. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1561. Tower (London) mint; i.m: pheon. Third and Fourth issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
(Pheon) ELIZABETH • D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET • HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Pheon) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M : MEV .', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2561. 2.67gr, 26mm, 2h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1970s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Groat. Struck 1526-1544. Tower (London) mint; i.m: lis / lis. Second coinage. Laker D bust.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
(Lis) ҺЄnRIC '× VIII '× D' ×× G' ×× R'×× AGL' ×× Z ×× FRAnCЄ; ××, crowned bust to right / (Lis) POSVI DЄV' ×× A-DIVTOR-Є' ×× ᙏЄV', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; saltires in cross ends. North 1797; SCBC 2337E. 2.53gr, 24mm, 8h.
Good Fine. Lightly toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain, Commonwealth of England AR Halfpenny. 1649-1660. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Coat-of-arms / Coat-of-arms. Bull 230; ESC 2728; North 2160; SCBC 3223. 0.21gr, 10mm, 2h.
Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
