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, Edward VI AR Shilling. Third period; struck 1551-1553. Tower (London) mint; i.m: y.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
(y) : ЄDWARD .' VI : D .' G .' AGL .' FRA .' Z : ҺIB .' RЄX :, crowned and mantled bust facing slightly to left; rose to left, XII (mark of value) to right / (y) POSVI DЄV .' A-DIVTOR-Є .' ᙏЄVᙏ : (y)., coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1937; SCBC 2482. 5.93gr, 32mm, 8h.
Good Fine. Graffiti on both sides.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1568. London mint; i.m: lis. Milled issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
(Lis) ELIZABETH • D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET • HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose to right / (Lis) POSVI .' DEV .' AD-IVTOREM • MEV .', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 2030; SCBC 2599. 3.09gr, 26mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
England. Stuart, Charles II AR Twopence. Struck 1660-1662. Tower (London) mint; i.m: crown. First hammered issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
(Crown) CAROLVS · II · D · G · MAG · BRIT · FR · ET · HIB · REX, crowned bust to left / CHRISTO · AVSPICE · REGNO ·, coat-of-arms over short cross fourchée. ESC 2161; North 2770; SCBC 3310. 0.99gr, 16mm, 1h.
Good Fine. Toned. Wavy flan.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
