LOT 3976
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. Near Very Fine.7/8 in. (0.90gr, 22mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFound Shropshire, UK.
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England. Stuart, Charles I AR Halfgroat. Struck 1632-1633. Tower (London) mint; i.m: harp. Group D, type 3.1. Fourth bust.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
(Harp) CAROLVS D : G : M : B : FRA : ET HIB : REX, crowned bust to left, II (mark of value) behind / (Harp) IVSTITIA THRONVM FIRMAT, oval shield dividing C R. North 2254; SCBC 2828. 0.85gr, 17mm, 12h.
Good Fine. Light toning.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; 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, Henry VIII AR Halfpenny. 1526-1544. London (Tower) mint; i.m: lis/-. Second coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £27
(Lis) Һ ˣ [D] ˣ G ˣ ROSA ˣ SI[E ˣ SPIA], crowned facing bust / CIVI-[TAS LON]-DON, long cross pattée and triple pellets in quarters. North 1815; SCBC 2356. 0.23gr, 11m, 3h.
Fine.
Found Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme report no.SF-B30949.
