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. Stuart, Charles II AR Penny. Struck 1660-1662. Tower (London) mint; i.m: crown.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
(Crown) CAROLVS II D G M BR FR ET HIB • REX, crowned bust to left; I (mark of value) behind / (Crown) • CHRISTO • AVSPICE • REGNO •, quartered shield-of-arms over cross fourchée. SCBC 3327. 0.45gr, 13mm, 2h.
Good Fine.
Found Suffolk, UK. -
England. Stuart, Charles I AR Sixpence. Struck 1636-1638. Tower (London) mint; i.m: uncertain. Group D, type 3a.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Crowned bust to left; VI (mark of value) behind / Coat-of-arms. North 2241; SCBC 2813. 3.09gr, 24mm, 7h.
Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; 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.
