LOT 3846
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfpenny. Struck 1531-1534. York mint; i.m: key/-. Edward Lee, archbishop. Second coinage.
(Key) Һ ˣ' D ˣ' G ˣ' ROSA ˣ' SIЄ ˣ' SPIA ˣ', crowned facing bust; Є L flanking / CIVI-TAS ЄBO-RACI, long cross fourchée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1820; SCBC 2361. Good Fine.(0.27gr, 12mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Tudor, Henry VII AR Penny. Struck before 1500. York mint; i.m: -. Thomas Rotherham, archbishop. Facing bust issue, 'sovereign' type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Henry enthroned facing, holding sceptre and globus cruciger, flanking by two pillars of chair / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; keys flanking. North 1729; SCBC 2238. 0.65gr, 17mm, 5h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1570. Tower (London) mint; i.m: castle. Third Issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
(Castle) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust 4B to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Castle) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV .', coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2562. 2.93gr, 26mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
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 Testoon. Struck 1544-1547. Southwark mint; i.m: S/S. Third coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
ҺEꞂRIC 9 8 D [G AꞂGL] FRA Z ҺIB REX S (trefoil stops), crowned facing bust / S CIVITAS LOꞂDOꞂ (sleeve stops), crowned rose; crowned h R flanking. Whitton 3; North 1842; SCBC 2367. 5.70gr, 34mm, 9h.
Good Very Fine. Toned. Edged chipped. Bold portrait of the King.
Found Lincolnshire, UK.
