LOT 3856
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1566. Tower (London) mint; i.m: portcullis. Third Issue.
(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. Fine.(2.98gr, 25mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFound Gloucestershire, UK.
Acquired from the early 1980s.
From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1562. Tower (London) mint; i.m: star. Milled coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
✱ELIZABETH•D•G•ANG•FRA•ET•HIB•REGINA, crowned and draped bust of Elizabeth I to left; behind, rose / ✱POSVI DEVM•AD-IVTORE M•MEVM •15-62•, coat of arms over long cross fourchée. North 2027; SCBC 2596. 2.66gr, 25mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfpenny. Struck 1509-1526. London (Tower) mint; i.m: portcullis crowned/-. First coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
(Portcullis crowned) ҺЄNRIC ˣˣ D[...]ˣˣ RЄX ˣˣ, crowned facing bust / ˣ CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross fourchée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1779; SCBC 2334. 0.36gr, 13mm, 6h.
Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1580. Tower (London) mint; i.m: Latin cross. Fifth issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
(Latin cross) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Latin cross) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV '., coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2572. 2.56gr, 26mm, 11h.
Near Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
