LOT 3945
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Threepence. Dated 1570. Tower (London) mint; i.m: castle. Third and Fourth issues.
(Castle) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose before / (Castle) POSVI DEV .' ADIVTOREM • MEV .', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; date above. North 1998; SCBC 2566. Good Fine.(1.41gr, 18mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceFound Shropshire, UK.
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Great Britain, Commonwealth of England AR Penny. 1649-1660. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
English cross in shield within laurel and palm branch / Conjoined shields of England and Ireland; •I• (mark of value) above. Bull 228; ESC 2263; North 2729; SCBC 3222. 0.42gr, 12mm, 5h.
Good Fine.
Found Shropshire, UK. -
England. Tudor, Mary AR Groat. Struck 1553-1554. Tower (London) mint; i.m: pomegranate.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
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. 2.05gr, 23mm, 5h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Shilling. Struck 1594-1596. Tower (London) mint; i.m: woolpack. Sixth issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
(Woolpack) ELIZAB .' D .' G .' ANG FR .' ET • HIB .' REGI, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff / (Woolpack) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV .', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 2014; SCBC 2577. 6.06gr, 31mm, 10h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
