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 Shilling. Struck 1645. Tower (London) mint under Parliament; i.m: eye. Group F, type 4.4.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
(Eye) · CAROLVS [...] HIB · REX, crowned sixth bust ('Briot's') to left, wearing ruff; XII (mark of value) behind / (Eye) · CH[RISTO] · AVSPICE · REGNO ·, coat-of-arms over cross moline. North 2232; SCBC 2800. 5.31gr, 31mm, 1h.
Fine. Edge chipped.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Penny. Struck 1578-1582. London (Tower) mint; i.m: sword(?). Fifth issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
(Sword?) E • D • G • ROSA • SINE • SPINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff / (Sword?) CIVI-TAS LON-DON, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 2001; SCBC 2575. 0.56gr, 15mm, 12h.
Good Fine. Wavy flan.
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): £26
(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. 0.41gr, 14mm, 3h.
Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
