LOT 3855
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1561. Tower (London) mint; i.m: pheon. Third and Fourth issues.
(Pheon) ELIZABETH ⁝ D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET • HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Pheon) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M : MEV .', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2561. Near Very Fine.(2.77gr, 25mm, 5h.).
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 Penny. Struck 1567-1570. Tower (London) mint; i.m: coronet. Third and Fourth issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
(Coronet) • E : D : G : ROSA • SINE • SPINA •, crowned bust to left / (Coronet) CIVI-TAS LON-DON, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 2001; SCBC 2570. 0.41gr, 14mm, 3h.
Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Henry VII AR Penny. Struck after 1501. Durham mint; i.m: -. Richard Fox, archbishop. Sovereign type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Henry enthroned facing, holding trefoil-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger, on throne with one pillar decorated with lis / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; mitre above, large D R flanking. North 1731; SCBC 2233. 0.60gr, 15mm, 4h.
Good Fine.
Ex Spink, 23 September 2002. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1578. Tower (London) mint; i.m: Greek cross. Fifth Issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
(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. 2.83gr, 26mm, 3h.
Near Fine.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
