LOT 3345
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfgroat. 1509-1547.
Canterbury mint; i.m: -. Third coinage; struck 1544-1547. [...] Z ҺIB RЄX, crowned and mantled bust facing slightly to right / CIVI-TAS CAN-TOR, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1852; SCBC 2378. Fine.(0.97gr, 19mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector near Eynsham, Oxfordshire, UK, before 1996.
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England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Penny. 1509-1547.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Durham mint; i.m: uncertain. Thomas Ruthall, bishop (1509-1523). First coinage. Sovereign type. [ҺЄN]RIC' ˣ DI' ˣ GRA ˣ RЄX [AGL Z], Henry enthroned facing, holding lis-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger; throne pillar on either side surmounted by lis / [CIVI]-TAS ˣˣ ˣˣ DVR-ҺAᙏ, quartered shield-of-arms on long cross fourchée; T D flanking. Cf. North 1777; cf. SCBC 2332. 0.63gr, 15mm,10h.
Good Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. -
England. Tudor, Henry VII AR Groat. 1485-1509.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
London (Tower) mint; i.m: escallop. Facing bust issue, type IIIb. Struck 1493-1495. (Escallop) ҺЄNRIC ✿ DI ✿ GRA [...] RЄX ✿ ANGL ✿ Z ✿ F[...] ✿, crowned facing bust within double polylobe / (Escallop) POSV[...] DЄVM ✿ A-DIVTOR-Є ᙏЄ[...] and ✿✿ CIVI-TAS✿✿ ✿✿LONDON ✿✿, long cross fourchée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1705b; SCBC 2198A. 2.80gr, 26mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. -
England. Stuart, Charles I AR Shilling. 1625-1649.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Tower (London) mint; i.m: star. Struck 1640-1641. Group F; sixth large 'Briot's bust', type 4.4. (Star) · CAROLVS · D .' G .' MAG .' BRI .' FRA .' ET · HI .' REX ·, crowned sixth bust to left, wearing ruff; XII (mark of value) behind / (Star) · CHRISTO · AVSPICE · REGNO ·, coat-of-arms over cross moline. North 2231; SCBC 2799. 5.83gr, 31mm, 12h.
Near Fine. Some scratches.
Found Braintree, Essex, UK.
