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. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfgroat. Struck 1514-1526. York mint; i.m: star(?)/escallop. Thomas Wolsey, archbishop. First coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
(Star[?]) ҺЄNRIC VIII 'ˣ DI GRA RЄX AG Z, crowned bust right with features of Henry VII / (Escallop) CIVI-TAS ˣˣ ˣ ЄBO-RACI, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée, keys and tasseled gallero below at base of cross. North 1770; SCBC 2326. 1.36gr, 20mm, 5h.
Good Fine. Slightly double struck. Extremely rare, if star as initial mark on the obverse.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Testoon. Struck 1544-1547. Southwark mint; i.m: S/S. Third coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
ҺEꞂRIC 9 8 D [G AꞂGL] FRA Z ҺIB REX S (trefoil stops), crowned facing bust / S CIVITAS LOꞂDOꞂ (sleeve stops), crowned rose; crowned h R flanking. Whitton 3; North 1842; SCBC 2367. 5.70gr, 34mm, 9h.
Good Very Fine. Toned. Edged chipped. Bold portrait of the King.
Found Lincolnshire, UK. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1566. Tower (London) mint; i.m: portcullis. Third Issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
(Portcullis) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust 4B to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Portcullis) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV .', coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2562. 2.98gr, 25mm, 1h.
Fine.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
