LOT 3977
Great Britain, Commonwealth of England AR Halfgroat. 1649-1660. 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. Good Fine.(0.75gr, 16mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Groat. Struck 1560-1561. Tower (London) mint; i.m: cross crosslet. Second issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
(Cross crosslet) ELIZABETH D . G ANG FRA '. ET HI REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff / (Cross crosslet) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M : MEV '., coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1986; SCBC 2556. 1.90gr, 23mm, 6h,
Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfpenny Struck 1509-1526. London (Tower) mint; i.m: portcullis crowned/-. First coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Crowned facing bust / CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross fourchée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1779; SCBC 2334. 0.33gr, 12mm, 2h.
Fine.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1567. Tower (London) mint; i.m: lion. Third and Fourth Issues.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Intermediate bust 4B, ear shows. (Lion) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Lion) POSVI DEV AD-IVTORE-M • MEV .', coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2562. 2.33gr, 25mm, 3h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
