LOT 3331
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Groat. 1509-1547.
Tower (London) mint; i.m: lis/rose. Second coinage; struck 1526-1544. Laker D bust. (Lis) ҺЄnRIC 9× VIII 9× D '× G '× R '× AGL '× Z × FRAnCЄ, crowned bust to right / (Rose) POSVI' DЄV '× A-DIVTOR-Є '×× ᙏЄV', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; saltires in cross ends. North 1797; SCBC 2337E. Fine. Pierced.(2.73gr, 25mm, 8h.). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK.
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England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Penny. 1509-1547.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Durham mint; i.m: lis. Thomas Ruthall, bishop. First coinage, sovereign type. Struck 1509-1523. (Lis) ҺЄNRIC '× DI '× GRA '× RЄX '× [AGL], Henry enthroned facing, holding lis-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger / (Lis) CIVI-[TAS DVR]-ҺAᙏ, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; T-D across fields. North 1777; SCBC 2332. 0.70gr, 15mm, 8h.
Fine. Edge chipped.
Property of a Kent, UK, lady collector. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Threepence. 1558-1603.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Tower (London) mint; i.m: Greek cross. Fifth issue; dated 1578. (Greek cross) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Greek cross) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV '., coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; date above. North 1998; SCBC 2573. 1.36gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. 1558-1603.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Tower (London) mint; i.m: Latin cross. Fifth issue; dated 1580. (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 cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2572. 2.93gr, 25mm, 9h.
Near Fine. Graffito cross on both sides.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
The two scratches in form of a cross on both sides used to display hatred for Elizabeth I by a disgruntled Catholic. Elizabeth’s elder sister, Mary, was a Catholic and this led to the persecution of Protestants during her reign (1554-58). Sixpence coins of Elizabeth I occasionally bear this type of graffiti which may have been executed by Catholics as a protest after the demise of Mary.
