Auction 121 - Session 5
Date: 2022-10-06 00:00:00
Lots: 287
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Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1323
TUDOR. Henry VIII, with Katharine of Aragon. 1509-1547. AV Crown of the Double Rose (25mm, 3.69 g, 12h). Second coinage, crown gold. Tower (London) mint; im: lis. Struck 1529-1532. Crowned rose; crowned h K flanking / Crowned coat-of-arms; crowned h K flanking. Whitton (iii); cf. Schneider 584 (for type); North 1788; SCBC 2274. In NGC encapsulation 6470543-003, graded AU 58. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CXII.4 (August 2004), no. HS1774; Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin 516 (May 1961), no. G613.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1324
TUDOR. Henry VIII. 1509-1547. AR Groat (26mm, 2.90 g, 1h). First coinage. Tournai mint; im: crowned τ. Struck 1513-1518. Crowned bust right / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. Whitton –; North –; Stewartby p. 437; SCBC 2317. Deeply toned, slightly irregular flan. Good VF. Very rare. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Davissons 37 (21 February 2018), lot 142; Motby (Morton & Eden 78, 17 March 2016), lot 207; H.A. Parsons (11 May 1954), lot 863.The Belgian town of Tournai (Doornik) was captured by English forces under the young king Henry VIII after a brief siege from 10-23 September 1513. Henry was campaigning in the Low Countries with Emperor Maximilian I in what is today known as the War of the League of Cambrai, one of many theaters in the series of conflicts between the Austrian Hapsburgs and the French Valois. English forces would hold the city until it was returned to the French in the Treaty of London in 1518. A limited series of English-style silver groats would be struck in Tournai during the city's brief period of Tudor control. Marked with a crowned τ initial mark, the dies for this short-lived coinage would later be repunched with the portcullis mark and pressed into service in London. The issue is today very rare, so much so that R. Carlyon-Britton considered these to be patterns. In addition to English-style groats and halfgroats, two types of French-style gros are known, both extremely rare (Vanhoudt G417-8).
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1325
TUDOR. Henry VIII. 1509-1547. AR Groat (25mm, 2.44 g, 5h). Second coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: arrow. Struck 1526-1544. Crowned bust right (Laker D) / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée, with saltire in forks. North 1797; SCBC 2337E. Toned. VF. Ex George Bernert (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 406, 27 September 2017), lot 948.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1326
TUDOR. Henry VIII. 1509-1547. AR Testoon (32mm, 7.68 g, 4h). Third coinage. Tower (London) mint. Struck 1544-1547. Crowned and mantled facing bust / Crowned rose; crowned h R flanking. Jacob dies O4/R7; North 1848; SCBC 2364. Toned, graffiti on obverse. Near VF. Well struck on good metal. Rare first issue. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex M. Lessen (Dix Noonan Webb 168, 29 January 2020), lot 848, purchased from Corbitt & Hunter, August 1963.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1327
TUDOR. Henry VIII. 1509-1547. AR Groat (25mm, 2.68 g, 12h). Third coinage. Canterbury mint; im: –. Struck 1544-1547. Crowned and mantled bust facing slightly right (Laker D) / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1847; SCBC 2373. The legend a little weak in parts otherwise an attractive portrait coin. Toned. Good VF. Rare. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex M. Lessen (Dix Noonan Webb 168, 29 January 2020), lot 852; Classical Numismatic Group inventory 89509 (November 1995); 'Agricola' [R.S. James] (Spink 31, 12 October 1983), lot 133; C.F. Gilboy (Part II, Spink 16, 9 July 1981), lot 256, purchased from Seaby, October 1969.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1328
TUDOR. Edward VI. 1547-1553. Pattern AR Shilling (28mm, 5.71 g, 2h). Tower (London) mint; im: rose. By A. Levens(?). Dated 1547 in Roman numerals. (cinquefoil) EDWARD' ◊ VI ◊ REX ◊ ANGL ◊ FRANC ◊ HIBER ◊ Z C, crowned and mantled bust right / (cinquefoil) TIMOR ◊ DOMINI ◊ FONS ◊ VITÆ ◊ M ◊ D ◊ XLVII, garnished goat-of-arms; E R across field. Bispham pl. 2, 1 (same dies as illustration); Potter, Coinage p. 128 (this coin referenced); North 1953; SCBC –. Old collection toning with hints of gold at margins. A tiny attempt at piercing at the end of the obverse legend, some minor surface marks in obverse field and evidence of an old crease. VF. Extremely rare, with very few specimens available on the market. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection, purchased privately from Classical Numismatic Group, February 2020. Ex M. Lessen (Dix Noonan Webb 168, 29 January 2020), lot 858; Spink Numismatic Circular LXXIV.10 (October 1964), no. 5545; H.H. Snellenburg Collection; R.C. Lockett (English Part II, Glendining, 11 October 1956), lot 1882, purchased from Baldwin's; A.W. Barnes Collection; J.G. Murdoch (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 31 March 1903), lot 534; H. Montagu (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 11 May 1896), lot 856; J.G. Murdoch (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 12 February 1889), lot 10.On his accession to the the throne, the nine year old Edward VI inherited a coinage which had reached a nadir in English history. The successive debasements of his father Henry VIII left the majority of the silver in circulation composed of 3 parts alloy to 1 part silver. The vast majority of Edward's first coinage was struck to the same fineness and bore the name and portrait of his father. The existence of extremely rare pattern shillings dated 1547 in good silver suggests that a major reform of the fineness of the coinage was considered early on in the boy king's reign. Bispham has demonstrated the stylistic links between the dies for the pattern shilling and the later debased shillings struck at Durham House and suggested that the dies were engraved by a Frenchman, Anthony Levens. An additional interpretation for the existence of the pattern shilling of 1547 is that it can be seen as part of a wider propaganda campaign orchestrated by Archbishop Cramner to promote the fledgling royal and Protestant supremacy. Though still a child, as King and head of the Church of England it was important that Edward's image was cultivated both at home and abroad. These pattern shillings can therefore arguably be seen in the same context as the magnificent medals associated with Edward's coronation and presentation strikings such as the double weight fine sovereign of 60 shillings.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1329
TUDOR. Edward VI. 1547-1553. AR Halfgroat (19mm, 1.17 g, 6h). First period. Canterbury mint; im: –. Struck April 1547-February 1548. Crowned bust right; EDWARD in legend / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1901; SCBC 2459. Toned with traces of luster, minor areas of weakness. Good VF. Rare with this reading of the king's name. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection, purchased privately from Classical Numismatic Group, August 2021.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1330
TUDOR. Edward VI. 1547-1553. Base AR Shilling (30mm, 5.22 g, 2h). Second period, second issue. Bristol mint; (TC) over G/(TC). Dated 1549 (in Roman numerals). Crowned bust 3 right / Coat-of-arms. North 1920; SCBC 2467. Attractively toned, weakly struck on crown, minor die rust and die break, slight double strike on reverse. VF. Extremely rare. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection, purchased privately from Classical Numismatic Group, September 2021. Ex M. Hughes (Spink 139, 16 November 1999), lot 17; E.M. Norweb (Part II, Spink 48, 13 November 1985), lot 345, purchased from Spink, 1958.This obverse die was originally intended to be used at the York mint, and was initially engraved with the G mark for treasurer George Gale. However, no coins for this issue were ever struck in York, and the initial mark G was over struck for use elsewhere, in this case at the Bristol mint under Thomas Chamberlayne.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1331
TUDOR. Edward VI. 1547-1553. Base AR Shilling (31mm, 4.99 g, 10h). Second period, second issue. Durham House mint; im: bow. Struck 1549-1550. Crowned bust right / Coat-of-arms. Bispham dies 2/B; North 1925; SCBC 2470. Toned, some weakness on bust, scrape. Near VF. Struck on a broad flan. Rare. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection, purchased privately from Classical Numismatic Group, September 2021. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CI.8 (October 1993), no. 7159.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1332
TUDOR. Edward VI. 1547-1553. Base AR Shilling (30mm, 5.26 g, 2h). Third period, very base silver issue. Tower (London) mint; im: lion. Dated 1551 (in Roman numerals). Crowned and mantled bust right / Coat-of-arms. North 1944/1; SCBC 2473. Toned, weak in parts. Excellent surfaces for this base issue. VF. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XLII.2 (July 2017), no. 463882; Baldwin's of St. James 5 (15 May 2017), lot 1147.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1333
TUDOR. Edward VI. 1547-1553. AR Crown (42mm, 30.76 g, 2h). Third period, fine silver issue. Tower (London) mint; im: У. Dated 1551. Edward on horseback riding right / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. Woodbridge dies A/5; North 1933; SCBC 2478. Toned, slightly double struck, light marks and scratches, flan flaws. Good Fine. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1334
TUDOR. Edward VI. 1547-1553. AR Halfcrown (35mm, 15.70 g, 10h). Third period, fine silver issue. Tower (London) mint; im: tun. Dated 1552. Edward on horseback riding right; no plume on horse / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1935; SCBC 2480. Old cabinet toning. VF. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Davissons 37 (21 February 2018), lot 149.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1335
TUDOR. Philip & Mary. 1554-1558. AR Shilling (31mm, 6.08 g, 10h). Tower (London) mint. Dated 1554. Confronted busts of Philip, armored, and Mary, veiled; crown above / Crowned coat-of-arms; X II (mark of value) flanking crown. North 1967; SCBC 2500. Toned, scrape across Mary's face. VF. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection, purchased form G.A. Singer.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1336
TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AV Angel (29mm, 5.12 g, 3h). Sixth issue, fine gold. Tower (London) mint; im: hand. Struck 1590-1592. Archangel Michael slaying the Dragon / Ship bearing shield and cross, Є and rose flanking cross. Brown & Comber C39; Schneider 790; North 2005; SCBC 2531. Lustrous, tiny striking perforations in obverse legend and a few very light marks. Good VF.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1337
TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AV Pound (39mm, 11.03 g, 4h). Sixth issue, crown gold. Tower (London) mint; im: tun. Struck 1592-1595. Crowned bust left, wearing ruff / Crowned coat-of-arms. Brown & Comber F4; Schneider 798 (same dies); North 2008; SCBC 2534. Has been chemically cleaned with matte surfaces. Light scratch on cheek. Otherwise well struck. EF. Ex Bonhams (13 December 2012), lot 1008.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1338
TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. Set of twelve (12) AR Halfpennies. Sixth and Seventh coinages. Tower (London) mint. Includes the following initial marks: Sixth coinage. None. Struck 1582-1583 // A. Struck 1582-1584 // Escallop. Struck 1584-1586 // Crescent. Struck 1587-1589 // Hand. Struck 1590-1592 // Tun. Struck 1592-1595 // Woolpack. Struck 1594-1596 // Key. Struck 1595-1598 // 0. Struck 1600 // Seventh issue. 1. Struck 1601-1602 // 2. Struck 1602. BCW p. 50; North 2018; SCBC 2581 and 2588. Mostly toned. VF and better. A very difficult set to assemble. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Andrew Wayne Collection; Classical Numismatic Group inventory 768310-768321 (March 2006). The hand and tun ims also ex R. Carlyon-Britton Collection.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1339
TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AR Crown (41mm, 29.86 g, 1h). Seventh issue. Tower (London) mint; im: 1. Struck 1601-1602. Crowned and draped bust left, holding lis-tipped scepter and orb, and wearing elaborate collar / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. Cooper dies D/6; BCW 1-1/1-a1; North 2012; SCBC 2582. Toned, scattered marks, slight die shift on obverse. VF. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex World-Wide Coins of California (James F. Elmen) 24 (18 November 1993), lot 192.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1340
TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AR Halfcrown (35mm, 14.75 g, 2h). Seventh issue. Tower (London) mint; im: 1. Struck 1601-1602. Crowned and draped bust left, holding lis-tipped scepter and orb, and wearing elaborate collar / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. BCW 1-1/1-a1; North 2013; SCBC 2583. Even attractive toning. Near VF. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex B.R. Noble (Glendining, 11 December 1975), lot 576.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1341
TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AR Shilling (29.5mm, 6.20 g, 6h). Milled coinage, medium flan variety. Tower (London) mint; im: star. Struck 1560-1561. Crowned bust left, wearing ruff / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. Borden & Brown 16-O3/16-R3; North 2023; SCBC 2591. Lightly toned, a few light marks in fields. Good VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 111 (29 May 2019), lot 1107.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1342
TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AR Sixpence (25mm, 3.17 g, 6h). Milled coinage, small flan variety. Tower (London) mint; im: star. Dated 1562. Crowned bust left, wearing ruff; rose to right / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; DEVM A•DIVTORE M in legend. Borden & Brown 21-O2/21-R1; North 2026; SCBC 2595. Deep cabinet toning with flashes of iridescence. Near EF. Well struck. An exquisite example of this rare reverse legend engraving error. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 734685 (April 2003); Classical Numismatic Group inventory 717648 (December 1999); M. Hughes (Spink 139, 16 November 1999), lot 55.
Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 5 . 1343
TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AR Sixpence (26mm, 3.03 g, 6h). Milled coinage, small flan variety. Tower (London) mint; im: star. Dated 1562. Crowned bust left, wearing ruff; rose to right / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. Borden & Brown 24-O2/24-R2; North 2026; SCBC 2595. Rich iridescent toning, die break and cud on obverse with associated weak spot on reverse. Good VF. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex World-Wide Coins of California (James F. Elmen) 24 (18 November 1993), lot 191.