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Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 180

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Sixth Issue, Halfgroat, 1 February - 29 November 1583, Tower, (m.m.) E .' D .' G .' ROSA .' SINE .' SPINA .' beaded inner circle only, crowned and draped bust 6D left, two pellets behind head, rev. (m.m.) CIVITAS • LONDON • beaded inner circle only, square-topped shield over long cross fourchée, 1.102g, 7h, m.m. bell (Hawkins 447; BCW BL-4/BL-a1; North 2016; S.2559), softness of strike to peripheries, otherwise uniformly cabinet toned, a truly delightful and remarkable example, about extremely fine, an early striking within the onset of the 'Sixth' Coinage covering the period of the Anglo-Dutch Wars and Spanish Armada; truly rare in this outstanding grade for type!

Provenance

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

Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 6 January 1899 - £0.2.0

Spink Numismatic Circular, January 1899 (P.3184, no. 51265) - "Mm. bell (1582), very fine" - £0.2.0


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Sold for
£850

Starting price
£5