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DG07624
Elizabeth I Penny mintmark martlet
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), silver Penny, London Mint, second issue (1560-61), crowned bust left, inner and outer beaded circle surrounding, initial mark martlet both sides, + E. D. G. ROSA. SINE. SPINA, rev. long cross fourchée over quartered shield of arms, +CIVI TAS LON DON, weight 0.64g (N.1988; S.2558). Toned a little uneven in shape with slight bend, otherwise good portrait, a bold very fine.
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."