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 after 1501. Durham mint; i.m: -. Richard Fox, archbishop. Sovereign type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Henry enthroned facing, holding trefoil-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger, on throne with one pillar decorated with trefoil or lis / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; mitre above, large D R flanking. North 1731; SCBC 2233. 0.65gr, 15mm, 3h.
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 VII AR Penny. Struck before 1500. York mint; i.m: -. Thomas Rotherham, archbishop. Sovereign type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Henry enthroned facing, holding sceptre and globus cruciger, on throne with one pillar decorated with trefoil / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; keys flanking. North 1728; SCBC 2236. 0.74gr, 15mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine. Double struck.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1564. Tower (London) mint; i.m: pheon. Third and Fourth Issues. Very large bust 3E.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
(Pheon) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET • HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Pheon) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M : MEV .', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2561B. 2.67gr, 25mm, 10h.
Near Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
