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GM25790

Ireland, Elizabeth I 1558 Groat mm. rose, REGINA reading

Regular price £750
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Ireland, Elizabeth I (1558-1603), First base issue of 1558, 3 oz silver Groat, crowned bust left, bust 1F, REGINA legend surrounding, mint mark rose, ELIZABETH. D: G: ANG; FRA; Z. HIB; REGINA., rev. crowned harp, crowned E to left, crowned R to right, legend surrounding, POSVI. DEVM. ADIVTOREM. MEVM., weight 2.96g (BCW RS-1A/a1; DF 243; S 6504). Toned with a large flan split, nice face, double struck in parts, a bold very fine, rare with the full REGINA reading.

The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on the obverse "Elizabeth by the Grace of God, Queen of England France and Ireland," and on the reverse "I have made God my Helper" a Psalm from the Bible.

Provenance:

Ex Christopher Comber Collection, part III, 14th June 2022, lot 678.

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