No Reserve

Set of 12 Great Britain, Tudor. Elizabeth I AR Halfpennies. Tower (London) mint, 1582-1602. Sixth and Seventh issues. Portcullis; mintmark above / Cross moline; triple pellets in quarters. SCBC 2581 and 2588. Lot includes the following initial marks:

From the Sixth issue, 1582-1600:
No mintmark. (1582-1583)
A mintmark. (1582-1584)
Escallop mintmark. (1584-1586)
Crescent mintmark. (1587-1589)
Hand mintmark. (1590-1592)
Tun mintmark, (1592-1595)
Woolpack mintmark. (1594-1596)
Key mintmark. (1595-1598)
Anchor mintmark. (1598-1600)
0 mintmark. (1600)

From the Seventh issue, 1601-1602
1 mintmark. (1601-1602)
2 mintmark. (1602)

Lot sold as seen - no returns. A very difficult set to assemble, attractive examples.

Ex Arthur M. Fitts III Collection, Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 121, 6 October 2022, lot 1338;
Ex Andrew Wayne Collection;
Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 768310-768321 (March 2006);
The Halfpennies with the hand and tun mintmarks are also ex R. Carlyon-Britton Collection.