LOT 3919
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Groat. Struck 1509-1526. London (Tower) mint; i.m: portcullis. First coinage.
(Portcullis) ҺЄNRIC 9ˣ VIII 9ˣ DI 'ˣ GRA 'ˣ RЄX ˣ AGL ˣ Z ˣ FR 'ˣ, crowned bust to right with features of Henry VII (Laker A) / (Portcullis) POSVI DЄV' ˣˣ A-DIVTORЄ' ˣˣ MЄV, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1762; SCBC 2316. Near Very Fine. Deeply toned.(2.81gr, 25mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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England. Stuart, Charles II AR Twopence. Struck 1660-1662. Tower (London) mint; i.m: crown. First hammered issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
(Crown) CAROLVS · II · D · G · MAG · BRIT · FR · ET · HIB · REX, crowned bust to left / CHRISTO · AVSPICE · REGNO ·, coat-of-arms over short cross fourchée. ESC 2161; North 2770; SCBC 3310. 0.99gr, 16mm, 1h.
Good Fine. Toned. Wavy flan.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfgroat. Struck 1526-1532. Canterbury mint; i.m: cross patonce/T. William Warham, archbishop. Second coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
(Cross patonce) ҺЄNRIC 9× VIII 9× D '× G '× R '× AGL '× Z '× F', crowned bust to right / (T) CIVI-TAS ×× CAN-TOR ××, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; W A flanking. North 1802; SCBC 2343. 1.25gr, 19mm, 7h.
Good Fine.
Found Shropshire, UK. -
England. Stuart, Charles I AR Penny. Struck 1632-1633. Tower (London) mint; im: pellets. Group D, type 3.2.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
(Pellets) CAROLVS : D : G : M • B • F : ET H : REX fourth bust to left, crowned and mantled; I (mark of value) to right / [IVSTITIA] THRONVM FIRMAT, garnished coat-of-arms. North 2270; SCBC 2845. 0.47gr, 13mm, 10h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
