Tower (London) mint; i.m: pheon. Dated 1562. Third and Fourth issue; struck 1561-1565. (Pheon) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' AN .' FR .' ET • HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Pheon) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M : MEV .', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2561. 2.73gr, 26mm, 3h.
Near Fine.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
Tower (London) mint; im: pheon. Dated 1562. Third and Fourth issue; struck 1561-1565. (Pheon) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET • HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Pheon) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M : MEV .', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2561. 2.92gr, 26mm, 9h.
Fair.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
Tower (London) mint; i.m: tun. Sixth issue. Dated 1593. (Tun) ELIZAB .' D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HIB .' REGI .' , crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Tun) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M MEV', coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above. North 2015; SCBC 2578B. 3.00gr, 25mm, 6h.
Fair.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
Tower (London) mint; i.m: ermine. Fourth issue. Dated 1572. (Ermine) ELIZAB • D .' G .' ANG ' FR .' ET : HI ' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Ermine) POSVI DEV ' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV .', coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2562. 2.77gr, 24mm, 6h.
Near Fine.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
Tower (London) mint; i.m: woolpack. Dated 1594. Sixth issue. Bust 6C. (Woolpack) ELIZAB .' D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HIB REGI, crowned bust to left; rose behind / (Woolpack) POSVI DEV .' ADIVTOREM • MEV .' coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 2015; SCBC 2578B. 2.68gr, 27mm, 8h
Fine.
Found Yorkshire, UK.
Extremely Rare Date Struck
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Tower (London) mint; i.m: coronet. Third and Fourth issues. Dated 1568. (Coronet) ELIZABETH • D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET • [HI] REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; [rose behind] / (Coronet) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV .', coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above (seemingly double struck of 8 or overdate?). North 1997; SCBC 2562. 2.84gr, 26mm, 5h.
Near Fine. Extremely rare double struck or overdate.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
Tower (London) mint; i.m: pheon. Dated 1561. Third issue; bust 1F. (Pheon) ELIZABETH ⁝ D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET • HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Pheon) POSVI DEV .' ADIVTOREM : MEV .', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1997; SCBC 2560. 3.00gr, 25mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Yorkshire, UK.
Tower (London) mint; i.m: ermine. Dated 1572. Fourth issue. ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose before / POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM • MEV .', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1998; SCBC 2566. 1.44gr, 19mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.
Tower (London) mint; i.m: Latin cross. Fifth issue; dated 1580. + ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / + POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-ᙏ • ᙏEV .', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1998; SCBC 2573. 1.58gr, 19mm, 6h.
Fine.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
Exceedingly Rare Legend Variant
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
London (Tower) mint; i.m: Greek cross. Fifth issue; struck 1578-1579. + • E : D : G : ROSA • SINE • SPINA •, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff / + CIVI-TAS LON-DO, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 2001; SCBC 2575. 0.63gr, 15mm, 1h.
Near Fine. Exceedingly rare reverse legend reading LONDO instead of LONDON.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
The lack of the last letter of LONDON on the reverse appears to be an engraver's error and not due to wear.
London (Tower) mint; i.m: tun. Struck 1592-1595. Sixth issue. (Tun) E • D • G • ROSA • SINE • SPINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff / (Tun) CIVI-TAS LON-DON, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 2017; SCBC 2580. 0.39gr, 14mm, 12h.
Near Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Tower (London) mint; i.m: coronet. Second coinage, fifth bust; struck 1607-1609. (Coronet) • IACOBVS .' D .' G .' MAG .' BRIT .' FRA .' ET • HI .' REX •, crowned bust to right; XII (mark of value) behind / (Coronet) • QVÆ DEVS CONIVNXIT • NEMO • SEPARET •, coat-of-arms. North 2101; SCBC 2656. 5.68gr, 29mm, 12h.
Near Fine.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.