LOT 3938
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1593. Tower (London) mint; i.m: tun. Sixth issue.
(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. Near Very Fine.(2.84gr, 25mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceFound Shropshire, UK.
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England. Stuart, Charles I AR Sixpence. Struck 1639-1640. Tower (under King) mint; i.m: triangle. Group E, type 4.2.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
(Triangle) • CAROLVS • D .' G .' MA .' BR .' FR .' .ET • HI .' REX, crowned bust to left; VI (mark of value) behind / (Triangle) • CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO •, coat-of-arms over short cross moline. North 2245; SCBC 2816. 2.85gr, 27mm, 8h.
Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Halfgroat. Struck 1602. London (Tower) mint; i.m: 2. Seventh issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
(2) • E .' D .' G .' ROSA • SINE • SPINA •, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; •• (mark of value) behind / (2) : CIVI-TAS LON-DON, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 2016; SCBC 2586. 0.99gr, 17mm, 5h.
Good Fine. Deep old cabinet toning.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Penny. Struck 1526-1529. Durham mint; i.m: trefoil / trefoil. Thomas Wolsey, bishop. Second coinage, sovereign type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
(Trefoil) Һ ' ˣ D ' G ' ROSA SIЄ ˣ SPIA', Henry enthroned facing, holding sceptre and globus cruciger / (Trefoil) CIVI-TAS ˣ DVR-RAᙏ, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; T W flanking, tasseled gallero below. North 1811; SCBC 2352. 0.53gr, 15mm, 5h.
Good Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
