Details
LOT 3940
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1567. Tower (London) mint; i.m: lion. Third and Fourth Issues.
Intermediate bust 4B, ear shows. (Lion) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Lion) POSVI DEV AD-IVTORE-M • MEV .', coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2562. Good Fine.(2.33gr, 25mm, 3h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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