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, Mary AR Groat. Struck 1553-1554. Tower (London) mint; i.m: pomegranate.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
ᙏARIA ◦(pomegranate)◦ D ◦' G ◦' ANG ◦' FRA ◦' Z ⦂ ҺIB ◦' RЄGI', crowned bust to left / VЄRITA-S (pomegranate) TЄᙏ-PORIS FILIA, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1960; SCBC 2492. 1.81gr, 23mm, 3h.
Good Fine.
From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000. -
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, Henry VII AR Penny. Struck 1487-1488. Durham mint; i.m: plain cross. John Sherwood, bishop. Facing bust issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
(Plain cross) ҺЄNRIC DЄI GRA RЄX AN, crowned facing bust; S on breast / CIVI-TAS DЄ-RAᙏ, long cross pattée with reversed D at centre (rev. die of Richard III); triple pellets in quarters. Stewartby p.447 and pl.31/551; North 1723; SCBC 2222. 0.70gr, 14mm, 10h.
Fine. Very rare.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
