LOT 3840
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfgroat. 1509-1526. York mint; i.m: martlet. Archbishop Christopher Bainbridge. First coinage.
(Martlet) ҺЄNRIC 9x VII 9x DI' + GRA' x RЄX + AGL' x Z x, crowned and draped bust of Henry VIII to right / (Martlet) POSVI DЄV' x A-DIVTOR-Є' x ᙏЄV, coat of arms over cross fourchée, two keys below. North 1769; SCBC 2323. Fine.(1.64gr, 20mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Tudor, Henry VIII, with Catherine of Aragon AV Crown of the Double Rose. Struck 1529-1532. Tower (London) mint; i.m: lis. Second coinage, crown gold.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
(Lis) ꞂЄnRIC 9ˣ VIII 9ˣ RVTILAnS ˣˣ ROSA ˣˣ SIЄ 'ˣ SPIA ', crowned double rose; crowned Ꞃ K flanking / (Lis) DЄI ˣˣ G 'ˣˣ R 'ˣˣ AGLIЄ 'ˣˣ Z ˣ FRAnC 'ˣ DnS 'ˣˣ ꞂIBЄRIЄ, crowned coat-of-arms; crowned Ꞃ K flanking. North 1788; SCBC 2274. 3.68gr, 25mm, 8h.
Very Fine.
Found Wiltshire, UK, 2014. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUR-A78304Z.
The Portable Antiquities Scheme states: This is a find of note and has been designated: For inclusion in British Numismatic Journal ‘Coin Register’. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1564. Tower (London) mint; i.m: pheon. Third and Fourth Issues. Very large bust 3E.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
(Pheon) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET • HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Pheon) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M : MEV .', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2561B. 2.67gr, 25mm, 10h.
Near Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
England. Stuart, James I AR Shilling. Struck 1621-1623. Tower (London) mint; i.m: thistle. Third coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
(Thistle) • IACOBUS D : G : MAG : BRIT : FRA : ET HI : REX, crowned bust to right; XII (mark of value) behind / (Thistle) QVÆ DEVS CONIVNXIT NEMO SEPARET, coat-of-arms. North 2124; SCBC 2668. 5.86gr, 31mm, 6h.
Good Fine. 'X' graffito on obverse.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
