LOT 3341
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfpenny. 1509-1547.
London (Tower) mint; i.m: portcullis crowned/–. First coinage; struck 1509-1526. (Portcullis crowned) [ҺЄNRIC DI GRA RЄX AGL], crowned facing bust / CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross fourchée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1779; SCBC 2334. Fine. Clipped.(0.38gr, 11mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector near Eynsham, Oxfordshire, UK, before 1996.
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England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Farthing. 1509-1547.
Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
London (Tower) mint; i.m: crowned portcullis. First coinage. Struck 1509-1526. (Crowned portcullis) Һ[ЄꞂRICVS] DI ˣˣ GRA R[ЄX], portcullis / CIVI-[TA]S L[OꞂ]-DOꞂ, long cross fourchée; rose at centre. Whitton p. 209; North 1781; SCBC 2336. 0.10gr, 8mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Edge chipped. Very rare.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
England. Tudor, Henry VII AR Halfgroat. 1485-1509.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Canterbury mint; i.m: tun. King and Archbishop John Morton jointly. Facing Bust issue, class IIIc. Struck 1495-1498. + (Tun) Һ[...]RA RЄX ANGL' Z, crowned facing bust within double polylobe / POSVI DЄV A-DIVTO-Є ᙏЄV' and CIVI-TAS CAꞂ-TOR, long cross fourchée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1712; SCBC 2211. 1.33gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Norfolk, UK. -
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.
