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Enigmatic Additional Letter in Legend

LOT 3949

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117


England. Tudor, Elizabeth I AR Three Farthings. Dated 1573. London (Tower) mint; i.m: acorn. Third and Fourth Issues.

(Acorn) S(?) E • D • G • ROSA • SINE • SPINA, crowned bust to left; rose behind / (Acorn) CIVI-TAS LON-DON, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 2002; SCBC 2571. 0.37gr, 12mm, 6h.

Very Fine. Toned. S between the initial mark and E on obverse legend, possibly trace of overstruck; for another similar example see Noonans, Auction 190, 215 (not mentioned).

PROVENANCE:
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

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