LOT 3844
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Penny. Struck 1526-1529. Durham mint; i.m: crescent / -. Thomas Wolsey, bishop. Second coinage, sovereign type.
(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. Near Fine. Pierced.(0.60gr, 16mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceFound Gloucestershire, UK.
Acquired from the early 1980s.
From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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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 1562. Tower (London) mint; i.m: star. Milled coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
✱ELIZABETH•D•G•ANG•FRA•ET•HIB•REGINA, crowned and draped bust of Elizabeth I to left; behind, rose / ✱POSVI DEVM•AD-IVTORE M•MEVM •15-62•, coat of arms over long cross fourchée. North 2027; SCBC 2596. 2.66gr, 25mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Groat. Struck 1526-1544. Tower (London) mint; i.m: arrow/arrow. Second coinage. Laker D bust.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
(Arrow) ҺЄnRIC 9× VIII 9× D' × G' × R' × AGL' ×× Z ×× FRAnCЄ ×, crowned bust to right / (Arrow) POSVI DЄV' ×× A-DIVTOR-Є' ×× ᙏЄV', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; saltires in cross ends. North 1797; SCBC 2337E. 2.59gr, 25mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s.
