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LOT 3219
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Threepence. Dated 1575. Tower (London) mint, Third and Fourth issue.
(Lion) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose before / (Lion) POSVI DEV AD-IVTORE-M • MEV, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; date above. North 1998; SCBC 2566. Near Fine.(1.31gr, 19mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Groat. 1560-1561. London (Tower) mint, Second Issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
(Cross crosslet) ELIZABETH D . G ANG FRA '. ET HI REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff / (Cross crosslet) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M : MEV '., coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1986; SCBC 2556. 1.88gr, 24mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Stuart, Charles I AR Halfgroat 1635-1636. Tower mint under Charles I. Group D, fourth bust, type 3a1.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
(Crown) • CAROLVS • D : G : M : B : F : ET • HIB : REX •, crowned bust to left, no inner circle, II (mark of value) behind / (Crown) • IVSTITIA • THRONVM • FIRMAT •, no inner circle, rounder shield-of-arms, no CR. Cf. SCBC 2831. 0.96gr, 15mm, 9h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Penny. 1526-1529. Durham mint, Bishop Thomas Wolsey, Second coinage, Sovereign type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
(Trefoil) Һ' ˣ D' ˣ G' [...]PIA', Henry enthroned facing, holding lis-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger, throne pillar on either side surmounted by lis / (Trefoil) CIVI-TAS DVR-RAᙏ, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; T W flanking, tasseled gallero below. North 1811; SCBC 2352. 0.54gr, 14mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Old dark cabinet tone.
Ex DNW, 9 December 2008, no.98 (part). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
