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Auction: 25007 - … British and World Coins and Medals featuring The Oriole Collection of Gold and Silver English Coins
Lot: 269

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Second 'Restoration' Coinage, Third and Fourth Issue [Fine Gold], Half-Angel or Gold Angelet [of 5 Shillings], (Pyx Period: 29 May 1574 - 30 July 1578), Tower, (m.m.) ELIZABETH : D : G : ANG : FR .' ET HI REGINA, beaded inner circles, St. Michael vanquishing Dragon, rev. A:DNO FACTVM : EST ISTVD : ET : EST : MIRA, colon stops, ship surmounted by square-topped shield and crucifix mast dividing E and Rose, twisted rigging 2/1, with bowsprit, waves lapping below, 2.56g [39.50grns], 8h, m.m. eglantine (Schneider I, 771; AHH Virtual 100; Brown & Comber D7; North 1992/1; S.2517), pierced at reverse 12 o'clock and carefully plugged, and once lightly gilt, otherwise with residual orange tone and attractively bold and uniform, struck details approaching extremely fine, scarce thus

Provenance

M Rasmussen, FPL 36 (2024), no. 60 - £3,750 [with his ticket]


Christopher Comber, Part II, SJA 48, 23 September 2021, lot 113 - "skilfully plugged, otherwise extremely fine" - £3,300 [with his ticket]


R Richardson, by private treaty


The "touch piece" suspension repaired since 1996


Dix & Webb Sale 19, 31 January 1996, lot 22* - "pierced, otherwise better than very fine and well centred" - £230


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Estimate
£2,400 to £3,000

Starting price
£2200