LOT 3922
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfgroat. Struck 1514-1526. York mint; i.m: escallop. Thomas Wolsey, archbishop. First coinage.
(Escallop) ҺЄNRIC VIII DI 'ˣ GRA 'ˣ RЄX AG Z, crowned bust right with features of Henry VII / (Escallop) CIVI-TAS ˣˣ ЄBO-RACI, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée, tasseled gallero below at base of cross. North 1770; SCBC 2326. Good Fine. Toned.(1.44gr, 19mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1568. London mint; i.m: lis. Milled issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
(Lis) ELIZABETH • D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET • HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose to right / (Lis) POSVI .' DEV .' AD-IVTOREM • MEV .', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 2030; SCBC 2599. 3.09gr, 26mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Groat. Struck 1526-1544. Tower (London) mint; i.m: lis / lis. Second coinage. Laker D bust.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
(Lis) ҺЄnRIC '× VIII '× D' ×× G' ×× R'×× AGL' ×× Z ×× FRAnCЄ; ××, crowned bust to right / (Lis) POSVI DЄV' ×× A-DIVTOR-Є' ×× ᙏЄV', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; saltires in cross ends. North 1797; SCBC 2337E. 2.53gr, 24mm, 8h.
Good Fine. Lightly toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Henry VII AR Penny. Struck 1504-1509. York mint. Thomas Savage, archbishop. Facing bust issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Crowned facing bust; saltire at neck, T to left, trefoil to right / [CIVI]-TAS EBO-RACI, long cross pattée with voided quatrefoil at centre; three pellets in quarters, with additional pellets in second and third quarter. North 1722; SCBC 2224. 0.58gr, 15mm, 10h.
Fine.
Found Cambridgeshire, UK.
