Details
LOT 3348
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. 1558-1603.
Tower (London) mint; i.m: Greek cross. Dated 1579. Fifth Issues. (Greek cross) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Greek cross) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV .', coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2572. Fine.(3.14gr, 26mm, 9h.).
Provenance
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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