LOT 3344
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfgroat. 1509-1547.
Canterbury mint; i.m: -. Third coinage, first bust; struck 1544-1547. ҺЄnR[...]Ib 'ˣ(?) RЄX, crowned bust facing slightly to right / CIVI-TAS CAn'-TOR, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1852; SCBC 2378. Near Fine.(1.13gr, 20mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, 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, Henry VII AR Groat. 1485-1509.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
London (Tower) mint; i.m: anchor. Facing bust issue, type IIIc. Struck 1499-1502. (Anchor) ҺЄNRIC × DI × GRA RЄX × AGL '× Z × FRA, crowned facing bust within double polylobe / (Anchor) POSVI [D]ЄV A-DIVTO-Є ᙏЄV and CIVI-TAS LONDON, long cross fourchée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1705c; SCBC 2199. 2.82gr, 25mm, 2h.
Good Fine. Pierced for suspension.
Ex Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath collection, lot 80 (collector's ticket included). -
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.
