Elizabeth I Penny, London, second issue, bust 3H, SPINE for SPINA, mm crosslet

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EM16901

Elizabeth I Penny, London, second issue, bust 3H, SPINE for SPINA, mm crosslet

Name: Elizabeth I Penny, London, second issue, bust 3H, SPINE for SPINA, mm crosslet
Brand: Sovereign Rarities Live
SKU: EM16901
Price: 225.0 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock

Elizabeth I (1558-1603),silver Penny, London Mint, second issue (1560-61), with SPINE for SPINA in legend, crowned bust left, bust 3H, inner and outer beaded circle surrounding, initial mark crosslet both sides, + E. D. G. ROSA. SINE. SPINE,rev.long cross fourchée over quartered shield of arms, +CIVI TAS LON DON, weight 0.41g (BCW CC-3 var./ CC-a7; N.1988; S.2558).Toned a little uneven in shape, a bold very fine, very rare legend spelling.

The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on the obverse, "Elizabeth, by the grace of God, a rose without a thorn." and on the reverse as "City of London."

Provenance:

Ex Christopher H. Comber, purchased 18^th November 1999 as Ex M. Caldecott collection 116.

Ex Walter Wilkinson Collection, Dix Noonan and Webb, Auction 180, 9^th September 2020, lot 582.