LOT 3857
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1578. Tower (London) mint; i.m: Greek cross. Fifth Issue.
(Greek cross) • ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA •, crowned bust 5A 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. Near Fine.(2.83gr, 26mm, 3h.).
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. Stuart, Charles I AR Shilling. Struck 1641-1643. Tower (London) mint; i.m: triangle in circle. Group G.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
(Triangle in circle) · CAROLVS · D .' G .' MAG .' BRI .' FRA .' ET · HI REX ·, crowned sixth bust to left, wearing ruff; XII (mark of value) behind / (Triangle in circle) · CHRISTO · AVSPICE · REGNO ·, coat-of-arms over cross moline. North 2231; SCBC 2799. 5.43gr, 29mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Ansty Hoard, Dorset, 2019. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
England. Tudor, Henry VII AR Groat. Struck 1499-1502. London (Tower) mint; i.m: anchor. Facing bust issue, type IIIc.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
(Anchor) ҺЄNRIC '× DI '× GRA '× RЄX '× AGL '× Z × FR, crowned facing bust within double polylobe with fleurs at cusps; two arches in crown, one plain, one jewelled / (Anchor) POSVI DЄV '× A-DIVTO-Є(sic) ᙏЄV and ×× CIVI-TAS × × LONDON, long cross fourchée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1705c; SCBC 2199. 3.01gr, 26mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Attractively toned.
Found Surrey, UK. -
England. Stuart, James I AR Halfpenny. Struck 1610-1611. Tower (London) mint, i.m: bell. Second coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Rose / Thistle, bell above. North 2107; SCBC 2663. 0.31gr, 12mm.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
