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. Stuart, Charles I AR Shilling. Struck 1635-1636. Tower (London) mint; i.m: crown. Group D, type 3a.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
No inner circles. (Crown) · CAROLVS D .' G .' MA .' BR .' FR .' ET HI .' REX ·, crowned fourth bust to left; XII (mark of value) to right / (Crown) · CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO ·, coat-of-arms. North 2225; SCBC 2791. 6.12gr, 30mm, 10h.
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 Halfgroat. Struck 1544-1547. Canterbury mint; i.m: -. Third coinage, first bust.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Crowned bust facing slightly to right / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1852; SCBC 2378. 1.18gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
Found Shropshire, UK. -
England. Stuart, James I AR Halfgroat. Struck 1621-1623. Tower (London) mint; i.m: thistle.Third coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
(Thistle) I : D : G : ROSA SINE SPINA , crowned rose / (Thistle) TVEATVR VNITA DEVS, crowned thistle. North 2127; SCBC 2671. 0.88gr, 17mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine. Well centred and well struck.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
