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 Halfpenny. Struck 1582-1584. Tower (London) mint; i.m: none. Sixth issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Portcullis / Cross moline; triple pellets in quarters. North 2018; SCBC 2581. 0.19gr, 10mm.
Fine.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. -
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. Stuart, Charles II AR Penny. Struck 1660-1662. Tower (London) mint; i.m: crown.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
(Crown) CAROLVS II D G M BR FR ET HIB • REX, crowned bust to left; I (mark of value) behind / (Crown) • CHRISTO • AVSPICE • REGNO •, quartered shield-of-arms over cross fourchée. SCBC 3327. 0.45gr, 13mm, 2h.
Good Fine.
Found Suffolk, UK.
