LOT 3866
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Threepence. Dated 1580. Tower (London) mint; i.m: Latin cross. 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 long cross fourchée, date above. North 1998; SCBC 2573. Fine.(1.52gr, 18mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Penny. Struck 1526-1529. Durham mint; i.m: crescent / -. Thomas Wolsey, bishop. Second coinage, sovereign type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
(Crescent) 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; T W flanking, tasseled gallero below. North 1811; SCBC 2352. 0.60gr, 16mm, 8h.
Near Fine. Pierced.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfpenny. Struck 1531-1534. York mint; i.m: key/-. Edward Lee, archbishop. Second coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
(Key) Һ ˣ' D ˣ' G ˣ' ROSA ˣ' SIЄ ˣ' SPIA ˣ', crowned facing bust; Є L flanking / CIVI-TAS ЄBO-RACI, long cross fourchée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1820; SCBC 2361. 0.27gr, 12mm, 4h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Stuart, Charles I AR Sixpence. Struck 1636-1638. Tower (London) mint; i.m: uncertain. Group D, type 3a.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Crowned bust to left; VI (mark of value) behind / Coat-of-arms. North 2241; SCBC 2813. 3.09gr, 24mm, 7h.
Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
