LOT 3865
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Threepence. Dated 1573. Tower (London) mint; i.m: acorn. Third and Fourth issues.
(Acorn) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose before / (Acorn) POSVI DEV AD-IVTORE-M • MEV, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; date above. North 1998; SCBC 2566. Near Very Fine.(1.57gr, 19mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceFound Gloucestershire, UK.
Acquired from the early 1980s.
From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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England. Stuart, Charles I AR Shilling. Struck 1641-1643. Tower (London) mint; i.m: triangle in circle. Group G.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
(Triangle in circle) · CAROLVS · D .' G .' MAG .' BRI .' FRA .' ET · HI REX ·, crowned sixth bust to left, wearing ruff; XII (mark of value) behind / (Triangle in circle) · CHRISTO · AVSPICE · REGNO ·, coat-of-arms over cross moline. North 2231; SCBC 2799. 5.43gr, 29mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Ansty Hoard, Dorset, 2019. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Threefarthings. Dated 1574. London (Tower) mint; i.m: eglantine. Third issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
(Eglantine) E • D • G • ROSA • SINE • SPINA, crowned and draped bust to left, rose behind / (Eglantine) CIVI-TAS LON-DON, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée, date above. North 2002; SCBC 2571. 0.37gr, 13mm, 8h.
Good Fine. Pierced.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Threepence. Dated 1580. Tower (London) mint; i.m: Latin cross. Fifth issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
(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. 1.52gr, 18mm, 8h.
Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
