LOT 3334
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Penny. 1509-1547.
Durham mint; i.m: lis / lis. Thomas Ruthall, bishop (1509-1523). First coinage. Sovereign type. Struck 1510-1515. (Lis) ҺЄNRIC' ˣ DI' ˣ GRA [RЄX AGL Z], Henry enthroned facing, holding lis-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger; throne pillar on either side surmounted by lis / (Lis) CIVI-TAS ˣˣ ˣˣ DVR-ҺAᙏ ˣˣ, quartered shield-of-arms on long cross fourchée; T D above shield. North 1776; SCBC 2331. Fine.(0.56gr, 15mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceFound Yorkshire, UK.
From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
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England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfgroat. 1509-1547.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Canterbury mint; i.m: -. Third coinage; struck 1544-1547. [...] Z ҺIB RЄX, crowned and mantled bust facing slightly to right / CIVI-TAS CAN-TOR, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1852; SCBC 2378. 0.97gr, 19mm, 12h.
Fine.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Eynsham, Oxfordshire, UK, before 1996. -
Great Britain, Commonwealth of England AR Halfgroat. 1649-1660.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
London mint. English cross in shield within laurel and palm branch / Conjoined shields of England and Ireland; •II• (mark of value) above. KM 388; SCBC 3221. 0.84gr, 17mm, 9h.
Good Fine.
Found Suffolk, UK. -
England. Stuart, Charles I AR Shilling. 1625-1649.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Tower (London) mint; i.m: star. Struck 1640-1641. Group F; sixth large 'Briot's bust', type 4.4. (Star) · CAROLVS · D .' G .' MAG .' BRI .' FRA .' ET · HI .' REX ·, crowned sixth bust to left, wearing ruff; XII (mark of value) behind / (Star) · CHRISTO · AVSPICE · REGNO ·, coat-of-arms over cross moline. North 2231; SCBC 2799. 5.83gr, 31mm, 12h.
Near Fine. Some scratches.
Found Braintree, Essex, UK.
