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Auction: 3024 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins
Lot: 8

Elizabeth I, milled coinage, Crown, 2.76g., bust E, broad bust with elaborate dress, low ruff exposing the ear, rev. crowned square-topped shield with er at sides, reads fidiei, serrated edge, m.m. lis (Borden & Brown 9-O1/R1; Schneider 762 (same dies); N.2020/3; S.2544), small depression behind bust, an expressive portrait, extremely fine, very rare of this denomination Estimate £3,000-4,000 provenance: Purchased Baldwin, 1953

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