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Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 147

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Sixth Issue, Shilling, 1 June 1587 - 31 January 1590, Tower, (m.m.) ELIZAB .' D .' G .' ANG .' FR .' ET : HIB .' REGI .' crowned bust 6B left, rev. (m.m.) POSVI DEV .' ADIVTOREM MEV .' square-topped shield over long cross fourchée, 5.699g, 8h, m.m. crescent [over escallop on reverse] (BCW CS-6/CS-a; North 2014; S.2577), some striking weakness to portrait, otherwise cabinet toned with underlying lustre, better than fine to very fine, an historic issue current at the height of the Spanish Armada

Provenance

The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection (1870-1941)

Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 5 January 1900 - £0.6.0

Spink Numismatic Circular, January 1900 (P.3775, no. 59223) - "m.m. crescent, very fine" - £0.6.0

*NOTE. All the shillings described above are in excellent preservation, even those marked F, being above the average condition"

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Sold for
£200

Starting price
£5