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Auction: 25005 - The Carrington and Pallas Collections of Exceptional English and Anglo-Gallic Gold Coins and Proof Sets
Lot: 655

(x) NGC AU | Mary, Solus (1553-1554), Fine Sovereign, MDLIII, [1553], Tower (London), •°MARIA : (m.m.) : D .'° G .'° ANG .' FRA | Z °. hIB '.° REGInA : M : D : LIII, Queen seated on ornamented throne with very fine latice work and pellet backing, holding orb and sceptre, flanked by pellet-adorned pillars, Portcullis below atop ornate tressure through which it and only her crown breaks, rev. : A : DnO '(m.m.) FACTV .' EST : ISTV .' Z : EST : MIRA '. IN : OCVL ': nRIS, annulet stops, Royal Shield set atop Tudor Rose, spandrels plain, 15.413g [237.85grns], 2h, m.m. pomegranate (Schneider I, 704; North 1956; S.2488), a short scratch on Queen's knee and scuff above rose, with very subtle die-capped striking softness to extremities of the legends, otherwise a wonderfully expansive Fine Gold model of England's first 'sua jura' Queen, lightly toned and attractively lustrous, a really very bold very fine, in NGC Black 'Carrington' holder, graded Almost Uncirculated (Cert. #8534361-009)

Provenance

The "Carrington" Collection of Exceptional English and Anglo-Gallic Gold Coins


M Amstell, by private treaty, 1983 - £8,100



https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/8534361-009/NGCDetails/

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Sold for
£32,000

Starting price
£25000