LOT 3920
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfpenny. Struck 1509-1526. London (Tower) mint; i.m: portcullis crowned/–. First coinage.
(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.(0.34gr, 12mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
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England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Halfgroat. Struck 1602. London (Tower) mint; i.m: 2. Seventh issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
(2) • E .' D .' G .' ROSA • SINE • SPINA •, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; •• (mark of value) behind / (2) : CIVI-TAS LON-DON, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 2016; SCBC 2586. 0.99gr, 17mm, 5h.
Good Fine. Deep old cabinet toning.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain, Commonwealth of England AR Halfgroat. 1649-1660. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
English cross in shield within laurel and palm branch / Conjoined shields of England and Ireland; •II• (mark of value) above. KM 388; SCBC 3221. 0.90gr, 22mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Shropshire, UK. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Penny. Struck 1526-1529. Durham mint; i.m: trefoil. Thomas Wolsey, bishop. Second coinage, sovereign type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
(Trefoil) Һ' ˣ D' ˣ G' ˣ ROSA ˣ SIЄ' ˣ SPIA', Henry enthroned facing, holding lis-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger, throne pillar on either side surmounted by lis / (Trefoil) CIVI-TAS ˣ DVR-RAᙏ, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; T W flanking, tasseled gallero below. North 1811; SCBC 2352. 0.61gr, 14mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine. Well centred.
Ex Lockdales, A72, lot 533. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
