Details
LOT 3863
England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Sixpence. Dated 1591. Tower (London) mint; i.m: hand. Sixth issue.
(Hand) ELIZAB .' D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET .' HIB .' REGI .', crowned bust to left, wearing ruff; rose behind / (Hand) POSVI DEV .' AD-IVTORE-M • MEV .', coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; date above. North 2015; SCBC 2578B. Good Fine. Double pierced.(2.96gr, 26mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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