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LOT 3943
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Groat. Struck 1560-1561. Tower (London) mint; i.m: cross crosslet. Second issue.
(Cross crosslet) ELIZABETH D . G ANG FRA '. ET HI REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff / (Cross crosslet) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M : MEV '., coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1986; SCBC 2556. Fine.(1.90gr, 23mm, 6h,).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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