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LOT 3216
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1580. Tower (London) mint, Fifth issue.
(Latin cross) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Latin cross) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV '., coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2572. About Fine.(2.85gr, 26mm, 6hr.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1562. Tower (London) mint; i.m: star. Mestrelle's Milled Issues. Bust D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
(Star) ELIZABETH • D • G • ANG • FRA • ET HIB • REGINA, crowned and draped bust of Elizabeth I to left; behind, rose / (Star) POSVI DEVM • AD-IVTORE-M • MEVM, coat of arms over long cross fourchée, date above. Borden and Brown 25; North 2027; SCBC 2596. 3.06gr, 25mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Penny. 1526-1529. Durham mint, Bishop Thomas Wolsey, Second coinage, Sovereign type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
(Star) Һ' ˣ D' ˣ G' [...]PIA', Henry enthroned facing, holding lis-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger, throne pillar on either side surmounted by lis / (-) CIVI-TAS DVR-RAᙏ, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; T W flanking, tasseled gallero below. North 1811; SCBC 2352. 0.51gr, 14mm, 11h.
Good Fine. Pierced.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1582. Tower (London) mint, Fifth Issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
(Sword) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Sword) POSVI DEV AD-IVTORE-M • MEV .', coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above. SCBC 2572. 2.19gr, 24mm, 8h.
Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
