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LOT 3401
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. 1558-1603.
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. Near Fine.(2.73gr, 26mm, 3h.).
Provenance
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
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