Mary (1542-1567), First period, Testoon, type IIIb, 1558, mm. crown on rev. only, interior of crown above shield hatched, no annulets, IN of REGINA punched over N, rev. reads LIBER · AME, 5.99g/9h (cf. SCBI 35, 1016-18; SCBI 58, 362, same rev. die; cf. B 27; S 5406). Very fine £300-350

Provenance: Bt Spink January 1981