LOT 3909
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.(0.41gr, 13mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Stuart, Charles I AR Sixpence. Struck 1636-1638. Tower (London) mint; i.m: uncertain. Group D, type 3a.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Crowned bust to left; VI (mark of value) behind / Coat-of-arms. North 2241; SCBC 2813. 3.09gr, 24mm, 7h.
Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Stuart, James I AR Halfgroat. Struck 1621-1623. Tower (London) mint; i.m: thistle. Third Coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
(Thistle) I : D : G : ROSA SINE SPINA, crowned rose / (Thistle) TVEATVR VNITA DEVS, crowned thistle. North 2127; SCBC 2671. 0.56gr, 17mm, 11h.
Fine. Wavy flan.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1595. Tower (London) mint; i.m: key. Sixth issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
(Key) ELIZAB .' D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET • HIB .' REGI .', crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Key) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV .', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; date above. North 2015; SCBC 2578B. 2.64gr, 25mm, 4h.
Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
