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LOT 3212
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Struck 1561. Tower (London) mint, Third and Fourth issue.
(Pheon) ELIZABETH • D .' G .' ANG .' FRA .' ET • HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Pheon) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M : MEVM, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2561. Good Fine. With Catholic hate scratches across neck and head.(2.86gr, 26mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Penny. 1526-1529. Durham mint, Bishop Thomas Wolsey, Second coinage, Sovereign type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
(Trefoil) Һ' ˣ D' ˣ G' [...]PIA', Henry enthroned facing, holding lis-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger, throne pillar on either side surmounted by lis / (Trefoil) CIVI-TAS DVR-RAᙏ, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; T W flanking, tasseled gallero below. North 1811; SCBC 2352. 0.54gr, 14mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Old dark cabinet tone.
Ex DNW, 9 December 2008, no.98 (part). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Penny. 1509-1523. Durham mint, Bishop Tunstall, Second coinage, Sovereign type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
(Radiant star) Һ' ˣ D' ˣ G' ˣ ROSA ˣ SIЄ ˣ SPIA, Henry enthroned facing, holding lis-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger, throne pillar on either side surmounted by lis / ˣ CIVI-TAS ˣ DVR-RAᙏ, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; C D flanking. SCBC 2354. 0.65gr, 14mm, 3h.
Good Fine. Old dark cabinet tone.
Ex DNW, 9 December 2008, no.98 (part). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Groat. Struck 1526-1544. Tower (London) mint; i.m: sunburst/sunburst. Second coinage. Laker D bust.
Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
(Sunburst) ҺЄnRIC 9× VIII 9× D' ×× G' ×× R' ×× AGL [×?]× Z' ×× FRA' ×, crowned bust to right / (Sunburst) POSVI DЄV' ×× A-DIVTOR-Є' ×× ᙏЄV', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; saltires in cross ends. Whitton (v) 2; North 1797; SCBC 2337E. 2.82gr, 25mm, 4h.
Very Fine. Very rare mintmark.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
