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, Elizabeth I AR Penny. Struck 1594-1596. London (Tower) mint; i.m: woolpack. Sixth issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
(Woolpack) E • D • G • ROSA • SINE • SPINA, crowned bust 5B to left, wearing ruff / (Woolpack) CIVI-TAS LON-DON, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 2017; SCBC 2580. 0.51gr, 13mm, 10h.
Fine.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfpenny. Struck 1509-1526. London (Tower) mint; i.m: portcullis crowned/-. First coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
(Portcullis crowned) ҺЄNRIC ˣˣ D[...]ˣˣ RЄX ˣˣ, crowned facing bust / ˣ CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross fourchée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1779; SCBC 2334. 0.36gr, 13mm, 6h.
Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1570. Tower (London) mint; i.m: coronet. Third issue. Bust 4B.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
(Coronet) ELIZABETH : D ' G ' ANG : FR ' ET HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Coronet) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV .', coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2562. 2.70gr, 25mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Found Surrey, UK.
