Auction: 25005 - The Carrington and Pallas Collections of Exceptional English and Anglo-Gallic Gold Coins and Proof Sets
Lot: 113
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), First Tentative Issue, 'Crown Gold', Half-Pound, 1 January 1561 - 31 August 1565, Tower, + ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FRA .' ET . HI .' REGINA, crowned bust 3C left, wearing decorated bodice, rev. + SCVIVM : FIDEI : PROTEGET : EAM ., crowned square-topped shield, dividing E-R, 5.59g, [86.27grns], 10h, m.m. cross-crosslet (Schneider I, 738; Brown & Comber G5/G6; North 1982; S.2520), creased and straightened, bold strike for legends, a few small nicks but otherwise very fine
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£3,500
Starting price
£2400