LOT 3842
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Groat. Struck 1526-1544. Tower (London) mint; i.m: arrow/arrow. Second coinage. Laker D bust.
(Arrow) ҺЄnRIC 9× VIII 9× D' × G' × R' × AGL' ×× Z ×× FRAnCЄ ×, crowned bust to right / (Arrow) POSVI DЄV' ×× A-DIVTOR-Є' ×× ᙏЄV', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; saltires in cross ends. North 1797; SCBC 2337E. Very Fine.(2.59gr, 25mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s.
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England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfgroat. Struck 1514-1526. York mint; i.m: star(?)/escallop. Thomas Wolsey, archbishop. First coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
(Star[?]) ҺЄNRIC VIII 'ˣ DI GRA RЄX AG Z, crowned bust right with features of Henry VII / (Escallop) CIVI-TAS ˣˣ ˣ ЄBO-RACI, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée, keys and tasseled gallero below at base of cross. North 1770; SCBC 2326. 1.36gr, 20mm, 5h.
Good Fine. Slightly double struck. Extremely rare, if star as initial mark on the obverse.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
England. Tudor, Henry VII AR Penny. Struck after 1501. Durham mint; i.m: -. Richard Fox, archbishop. Sovereign type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Henry enthroned facing, holding trefoil-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger, on throne with one pillar decorated with lis / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; mitre above, large D R flanking. North 1731; SCBC 2233. 0.60gr, 15mm, 4h.
Good Fine.
Ex Spink, 23 September 2002. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1566. Tower (London) mint; i.m: portcullis. Third Issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
(Portcullis) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust 4B to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Portcullis) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV .', coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2562. 2.98gr, 25mm, 1h.
Fine.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
