Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 146
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Sixth Issue, Shillings, Tower (3), 1 February - 29 November 1583, (m.m.) ELIZAB .' D .' G .' AN .' FRA .' ET : HIB .' REGI .' crowned bust 3B left, with cross-hatched bodice, rev. (m.m.) POSVI DEV .' ADIVTOREM • MEV .' square-topped shield over long cross fourchée, 6.064g, 8h, m.m. bell (BCW BL-1/BL-a; North 2014; S.2577), minor scratch behind bust and softly struck to portrait, otherwise peripherally toned, a pleasing fine with hints of lustre, better in parts; another, 1 December 1583 - 13 February 1585, reading ANG .' FR .' ET : HIB .' REGI .', similar, 5.682g, 11h, m.m. A (BCW A-2/A-b; North 2014; S.2577), rub to portrait, otherwise pleasingly cabinet toned with hints of underlying lustre, almost very fine; lastly, Shilling, 14 February 1585 - 30 May 1587, reading ELIZB [in error], otherwise legend as last, 5.812g, 2h, m.m. escallop (BCW SC-2/SC-b; North 2014; S.2577), spots of iron deposits in legends and rub to portrait, otherwise a bolder fine, the legend spelling error, rare
Provenance
The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection (1870-1941)
i) Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 1 September 1898 - £0.4.0
Spink Numismatic Circular, September 1898 (P.2983, no. 48068) - "M.m. bell (1582), legend ends REGI, fine" - £0.4.0
ii) Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 1 September 1898 - £0.3.0
Spink Numismatic Circular, September 1898 (P.2983, no. 48069) - "m.m. A, fine" - £0.3.0
iii) Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 1 September 1898 - £0.2.6
Spink Numismatic Circular, September 1898 (P.2983, no. 48070) - "m.m. scallop, fine" - £0.2.6
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Sold for
£290
Starting price
£5