LOT 3921
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfpenny Struck 1509-1526. London (Tower) mint; i.m: portcullis crowned/-. First coinage.
Crowned facing bust / CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross fourchée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1779; SCBC 2334. Fine.(0.33gr, 12mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
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England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfgroat. Struck 1514-1526. York mint; i.m: escallop. Thomas Wolsey, archbishop. First coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
(Escallop) ҺЄNRIC VIII DI 'ˣ GRA 'ˣ RЄX AG Z, crowned bust right with features of Henry VII / (Escallop) CIVI-TAS ˣˣ ЄBO-RACI, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée, tasseled gallero below at base of cross. North 1770; SCBC 2326. 1.44gr, 19mm, 11h.
Good Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Philip and Mary AR Shilling. Dated 1554. Tower (London) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
PHILIP • ET • MARIA • D • G • R • ANG • FR • NEAP • PR • HISP, confronted busts of Philip, armored, and Mary, veiled; crown above dividing date / • POSVIMVS • DEVM • ADIVTOREM • NOSTRVM •, crowned coat-of-arms; X-II (mark of value) flanking crown. North 1967; SCBC 2500. 5.93gr, 30mm, 10h.
Good Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Halfgroat. Struck 1602. London (Tower) mint; i.m: 2. Seventh issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
(2) • E .' D .' G .' ROSA • SINE • SPINA •, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; •• (mark of value) behind / (2) : CIVI-TAS LON-DON, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 2016; SCBC 2586. 0.99gr, 17mm, 5h.
Good Fine. Deep old cabinet toning.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
