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Auction: 11039 - The Frank Brady Collection of Hammered Groats
Lot: 360

Elizabeth I, Pattern Groat, 3.89g, struck in silver, 1601, crowned facing bust of Queen wearing a ruff and a rich robe, legend vnvm.a.deo.dvobvs.svstieo (flower), rev. crowned monogram of Elizabeth, date either side, afflictorvm.conservatrix (Peck 8; N.2050), extremely fine, very rare, less common than the cast version (see next lot) Estimate £ 1,000-1,500 provenance Bt. Spink, 1994 Examples of this coin are known in gold, silver and copper. It has sometimes been described as a pattern Penny, Halfgroat, or Groat. In fact, it is not certain what denomination it was supposed to be or even if it was intended as a medallet or a casting counter.

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