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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Great Britain, Commonwealth of England AR Halfgroat. 1649-1660. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
English cross in shield within laurel and palm branch / Conjoined shields of England and Ireland; •II• (mark of value) above. KM 388; SCBC 3221. 0.75gr, 16mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Stuart, Charles II AR Twopence. Struck 1660-1662. Tower (London) mint; i.m: crown. Third hammered issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
(Crown) CAROLVS • II • D : G : MAG : BRI : FRA : ET • HIB • REX, crowned bust to left; II (mark of value) behind / (Crown) • CHRISTO • AVSPICE • REGNO, coat-of-arms over short cross fourchée. North 2772; Bull 326; ESC 2165; SCBC 3326. 0.97gr, 15mm, 1h.
Good Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1578. Tower (London) mint; i.m: Greek cross. Fifth Issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
(Greek cross) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET .' HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Greek cross) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV .', coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2572. 2.96gr, 26mm, 11h.
Good Fine. Deeply toned.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
