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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England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfpenny. 1526-1544. London (Tower) mint; i.m: lis/-. Second coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £27
(Lis) Һ ˣ [D] ˣ G ˣ ROSA ˣ SI[E ˣ SPIA], crowned facing bust / CIVI-[TAS LON]-DON, long cross pattée and triple pellets in quarters. North 1815; SCBC 2356. 0.23gr, 11m, 3h.
Fine.
Found Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme report no.SF-B30949. -
England. Stuart, James I AR Halfpenny. Struck 1604-1605. Tower (London) mint, i.m: lis. Second coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Rose / Lis above Thistle. North 2107; SCBC 2663. 0.27gr, 10mm.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Stuart, Charles I AR Shilling. Struck 1638-1639. Tower (under King) mint; i.m: anchor. Fifth (Aberystwyth) bust. Group E, type 4.1.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
(Anchor) · CAROLVS · D ·' G ·' MA ·' BR ·' FR ·' ET · HI ·' REX ·, crowned bust to left; XII (mark of value) behind / (Anchor) · CHRISTO · AVSPICE · REGNO ·, coat-of-arms over cross moline. North 2230; SCBC 2795. 5.79gr, 31mm, 7h.
Good Fine. Toned.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
