LOT 3978
Great Britain, Commonwealth of England AR Penny. 1649-1660. London mint.
English cross in shield within laurel and palm branch / Conjoined shields of England and Ireland; •I• (mark of value) above. Bull 228; ESC 2263; North 2729; SCBC 3222. Good Fine.(0.42gr, 12mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFound Shropshire, UK.
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England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1578. Tower (London) mint; i.m: Greek cross. Fifth Issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
(Greek cross) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET .' HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Greek cross) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV .', coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2572. 2.96gr, 26mm, 11h.
Good Fine. Deeply toned.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Halfpenny. Struck 1584-1586. Tower (London) mint; i.m: escallop. Sixth issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Portcullis; escallop above / Cross moline; triple pellets in quarters. North 2018; SCBC 2581. 0.26gr, 11mm.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Penny. Struck 1567-1570. Tower (London) mint; i.m: coronet. Third and Fourth issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
(Coronet) E : D : G : ROSA • SINE • SPINA, crowned bust to left / (Coronet) CIVI-TAS LON-DON, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 2001; SCBC 2570. 0.57gr, 15mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
