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LOT 3242
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, 2h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Stuart, Charles I Halfgroat. Struck 1640-1641. Tower (London) mint under the King, Group D, type 3a2-3.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
(Star) • CAROLVS • D : G : M : B : F : ET • HIB : REX •, crowned bust to left, II (mark of value) behind / • IVSTITIA • THRONVM • FIRMAT •, coat-of-arms. Cf. North 2258, SCBC 2832. 1.01gr, 17.60mm, 9h.
Fine.
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 1562. Tower (London) mint; i.m: star. Mestrelle's Milled Issues. Bust D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
(Star) ELIZABETH • D • G • ANG • FRA • ET HIB • REGINA, crowned and draped bust of Elizabeth I to left; behind, rose / (Star) POSVI DEVM • AD-IVTORE-M • MEVM, coat of arms over long cross fourchée, date above. Borden and Brown 25; North 2027; SCBC 2596. 3.06gr, 25mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Penny. 1509-1523. Durham mint, Bishop Tunstall, Second coinage, Sovereign type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
(Radiant star) Һ' ˣ D' ˣ G' ˣ ROSA ˣ SIЄ ˣ SPIA, Henry enthroned facing, holding lis-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger, throne pillar on either side surmounted by lis / ˣ CIVI-TAS ˣ DVR-RAᙏ, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; C D flanking. SCBC 2354. 0.65gr, 14mm, 3h.
Good Fine. Old dark cabinet tone.
Ex DNW, 9 December 2008, no.98 (part). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
