LOT 3839
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfpenny. Struck 1509-1526. London (Tower) mint; i.m: portcullis crowned/-. First coinage.
(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. Fine.(0.36gr, 13mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Groat. Struck 1526-1544. Tower (London) mint; i.m: arrow/arrow. Second coinage. Laker D bust.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
(Arrow) ҺЄnRIC 9× VIII 9× D' × G' × R' × AGL' ×× Z ×× FRAnCЄ ×, crowned bust to right / (Arrow) POSVI DЄV' ×× A-DIVTOR-Є' ×× ᙏЄV', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; saltires in cross ends. North 1797; SCBC 2337E. 2.59gr, 25mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s. -
England. Tudor, Henry VII AR Penny. Struck 1487-1488. Durham mint; i.m: plain cross. John Sherwood, bishop. Facing bust issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
(Plain cross) ҺЄNRIC DЄI GRA RЄX AN, crowned facing bust; S on breast / CIVI-TAS DЄ-RAᙏ, long cross pattée with reversed D at centre (rev. die of Richard III); triple pellets in quarters. Stewartby p.447 and pl.31/551; North 1723; SCBC 2222. 0.70gr, 14mm, 10h.
Fine. Very rare.
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 Penny. Struck 1526-1529. Durham mint; i.m: crescent / -. Thomas Wolsey, bishop. Second coinage, sovereign type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
(Crescent) 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 / ˣ CIVI-TAS ˣ DVR-RAᙏ, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; T W flanking, tasseled gallero below. North 1811; SCBC 2352. 0.60gr, 16mm, 8h.
Near Fine. Pierced.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
