Browsing British Coins of Mary Tudor and Mary Queen of Scots



Mary Tudor, the eldest daughter of Henry VIII and a staunch Catholic pursued and burned hundreds (some historical documents say thousands) of Protestants and cemented her Catholicism by marrying Philip II of Spain (to whom she is said to have given England as a wedding present). She died barren, alone and despised and was succeeded - to the great joy of most of the populace - by Elizabeth I.
Mary Queen of Scots, unwanted in her native Scotland after she organised the murder of her husband, was kept a prisoner in England, constantly involved in plots against Elizabeth and was finally executed for initiating a plot to have England invaded by the Spanish to place herself on the English throne.

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Seaby 2488Mary AV 'Fine' Sovereign of 30 Shillings. Dated 1553. Fr-192. MARIA (mintmark pomegranate) : D' : G' : ANG : FRA : Z : hIB : REGINA : M : D : LIII, queen enthroned facing, holding fleur-de-lis tipped sceptre & globus cruciger, portcullis below / A : DRO (pomegranate) EACIV : ESI : ISIV : Z : ESI, Tudor rose with coat of arms in centre. North 1956; Seaby 2488.TextImage
Seaby 2492Mary I, 1553-1554, AR Groat (23mm). MARIA D G ANG FRA Z HIB REGI, crowned bust left / VERITAS TEMPORIS FILIA, long cross fourchee over royal shield.TextImage
Seaby 2500Mary and Philip. 1554-1558. AR Shilling (5.61 g.). Dated 1554. London mint. PHILIP ET MARIA D G R ANG FR NEAP PR HISP, Confronted busts of Philip of Spain and Mary, crown and date 1554 above. / POSVIMVS. DEVM. ADIVTOREM. NOSTRVM, crowned coats-of-arms of England and Spain within garnished frame. North 1967; SCBC 2500.TextImage
Seaby 2505Mary and Philip AR Sixpence, 1554. PHILIP ET MARIA D G R ANG FR NEAP PR HISP, confronted busts of Philip of Spain and Mary, crown and date 1554 above. / POSVIMVS DEVM ADIVTOREM NOSTRVM, crowned coats-of-arms of England and Spain within garnished frame. V-I (value mark = Sixpence) across upper fields. Seaby 2505; North 1967.TextImage
Seaby 2508Mary AR Groat. 1554-1558. London Tower mint. Lis mintmark. Lis PHILIP ET MARIA D G REX FR REGINA, crowned bust of Mary left. / POSVIMVS DEVM ADIVTO NOS, coat of arms on long cross fourchée. Seaby 2508; North 1973.TextImage
Seaby 6495Mary I, AR shilling, Irish issue., 1553. Lis mintmark. MARIA D G ANG FRA Z HIB REGINA, crowned and draped bust left wearing necklace with cross pendant / VERITAS TEMPORIS FILIS M D LIII, crowned harp between crowned M-R. Seaby 6495.TextImage
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS
Seaby 5396Mary Queen of Scots AV 22 Shillings. James, Earl of Arran, as Regent & Governor of Scotland. Dated 1553. MARIA• D• G• R• SCOTORVM, crowned coat-of-arms; I G at sides / +DILIGITE IVSTICIAM 1553, crowned monogram; cinquefoils at sides. SCBI 35 (Ashmolean), 987; Seaby 5396.TextImage
Seaby 5425Mary Queen of Scots 1542-1567. AR Ryal. Fourth period, married to Henry Darnley. Dated 1566. MARIA & HENRIC9 DEI GRA R & R SCOTORV, crowned coat-of-arms flanked by thistles / (thistle) EXVRGAT DEVS & DISSIPENTR:INIMCI•E9•, crowned palm tree with DAT GLORIA VIRES on banner; date across field.TextImage
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