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Auction: 22004 - The Jean-Marie Vanmeerbeeck and Simon English Esq. Collections of English Hammered and Milled Coins
Lot: 135

(x) The Jean-Marie Vanmeerbeeck Collection of Numismatic Portraits from Medieval Flanders and Tudor England | Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Second Issue, Half-Pound, 1561-1565, Tower, + ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FRA .' ET • HI .' REGINA, crowned bust 3C left, rev. + SCVTVM : FIDEI : PROTEGET : EAM • crowned shield of arms, dividing E-R, 5.67g [87.4grns], 6h, m.m. cross crosslet (Brown & Comber G5; Schneider I, 738; North 1982; Spink 2520), a touch of die wear to highest points and trace metal flaws below E, nevertheless a remarkable example, beautifully uniform on a neat round flan, lightly toned, almost extremely fine and unquestionably choice for issue

Provenance
Spink 91, 1 May 1992, lot 25
Major G S M Burton, Glendining, 18 November 1970, lot 42 - £230.0.0
V J E Ryan, Part I, Glendining, 28-30 June 1950, lot 321* unusually well struck, with a charming portrait - £30.0.0 [Spink for Burton]

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Sold for
£20,000

Starting price
£6500