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Auction: 11009 - Ancient, English & Foreign Coins& Com Medals
Lot: 664

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), first issue, 1558-60, Fine Sovereign of Thirty Shillings, 15.44g, m.m. lis, beaded inner circles, elizabeth: d: g: ang: fra: z: hib: regina:, Queen enthroned, tressure broken by throne, no chains to portcullis, rev. a: dno: factv: est: istv: z: est: mira: in: ocvl: nris, shield on rose (Schneider 729; N.1978; S.2511), a superb specimen struck on a full and wide spread flan, a striking crack at 5 o´clock, extremely fine, rare Estimate £ 20,000-25,000 provenance Purchased from Spink, June 1983, for £10,250 R.C. Lockett part IV (English Part II), Glendining, 11-17 October 1956, lot 1948, where described as ´a beautiful specimen of this pretty coin.´

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