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EM16902

Elizabeth I Penny, second issue, bust 3I, mm crosslet, London

Elizabeth I (1558-1603),silver Penny, London Mint, second issue (1560-61), crowned bust left, bust 3I, inner and outer beaded circle surrounding, initial mark crosslet both sides, + E. D. G. ROSA. SINE. SPINA,rev.long cross fourchée over quartered shield of arms, +CIVI TAS LON DON, weight 0.43g (BCW CC-4/a7; N.1988; S.2558).Toned a little oval in shape, two scratches behind head, otherwise good portrait, good 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."

Provenance:

Ex Michael Trenerry, Cornwall, purchased 17th April 2004.

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

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