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LOT 3199
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Penny. 1526-1529. Durham mint, Bishop Thomas Wolsey, Second coinage, Sovereign type.
(Trefoil) Һ' ˣ D' ˣ G' [...]PIA', Henry enthroned facing, holding lis-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger, throne pillar on either side surmounted by lis / (Trefoil) CIVI-TAS DVR-RAᙏ, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; T W flanking, tasseled gallero below. North 1811; SCBC 2352. Near Very Fine. Old dark cabinet tone.(0.54gr, 14mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx DNW, 9 December 2008, no.98 (part).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Stuart, James I AR Shilling. Struck 1624. Tower (London) mint; i.m: trefoil. Third coinage. 6th bust.
Estimate: £900 - 1,200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £475
(Trefoil) • IACOBUS • D • G • MA • BRI • FRA • ET • HI • REX, crowned bust to right; XII (mark of value) behind / (Trefoil) QVÆ DEVS CONIVNXIT NEMO SEPARET, coat-of-arms. North 2124; SCBC 2668. 6.04gr, 31mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Halfpenny. Struck 1582-1584. Tower (London) mint, Sixth issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Portcullis / Cross moline; triple pellets in quarters. North 2018; SCBC 2581. 0.23gr, 11mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Lockdales, A65/8-, no.649. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Stuart, Charles I Halfgroat. Struck 1640-1641. Tower (London) mint under the King, Group D, type 3a2-3.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
(Star) • CAROLVS • D : G : M : B : F : ET • HIB : REX •, crowned bust to left, II (mark of value) behind / • IVSTITIA • THRONVM • FIRMAT •, coat-of-arms. Cf. North 2258, SCBC 2832. 1.01gr, 17.60mm, 9h.
Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
