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Auction: 3024 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins
Lot: 7

Elizabeth I, milled coinage, Half-pound, 5.54g., bust E, large broad bust with elaborate dress, low ruff exposing the ear, rev. crowned square-topped shield with er at sides, scvtvm fidei proteget eam, serrated edge, m.m. lis (Borden & Brown 6-O1/R1; Schneider 760 (same dies); N.2019/4; S.2543), very lightly smoothed in fields, almost extremely fine, rare Estimate £3,000-4,000 provenance: Purchased Baldwin, 1944

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