LOT 3864
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1595. Tower (London) mint; i.m: key. Sixth issue.
(Key) ELIZAB .' D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET • HIB .' REGI .', crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Key) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV .', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; date above. North 2015; SCBC 2578B. Fine.(2.64gr, 25mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Stuart, James I AV Unite-Laurel. Struck 1619-1620. Tower (London) mint; i.m: spur rowel. Third coinage, crown gold. Second bust.
Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
(Spur rowel) IACOBVS D G : MAG : BRI : FRAN • ET HIB : REX •, laureate, draped and cuirassed second bust to left; XX (mark of value) to right / FACIAM EOS IN GENTEM VNAM (spur rowel), crowned coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. Schneider 83; North 2114; SCBC 2638. 9.05gr, 35mm, 2h.
Near Extremely Fine. Well-centred with sharp details.
From a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s. -
England. Stuart, Charles I AR Shilling. Struck 1636-1638. Tower (London) mint; i.m: tun. Group D, type 3a. No inner circles.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
(Tun) · CAROLVS D .' G .' MA .' BR .' FR .' ET HI .' REX ·, crowned fourth bust to left; XII (mark of value) to right / (Tun) · CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO ·, coat-of-arms. North 2225; SCBC 2791. 5.93gr, 29mm, 3h.
Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfgroat. Struck 1526-1532. Canterbury mint; i.m: cross patonce. William Warham, archbishop. Second coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
(Cross patonce) ҺЄNRIC 9× VIII 9× D '× G '× R '× AGL '× Z × F', crowned bust to right / (Cross patonce) CIVI-TAS ×× ×× CAN-TOR ××, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; W A flanking. North 1802; SCBC 2343. 1.29gr, 19mm, 2h.
Good Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK.
