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LOT 3861
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1580. Tower (London) mint; i.m: Latin cross. Fifth issue.
(Latin cross) ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HI .' REGINA, crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Latin cross) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV '., coat-of-arms over cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2572. Near Fine.(2.56gr, 26mm, 11h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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