Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Sixpence, 1567, mm. lion, bust 4B, reads elizabeth d g ang fr et hi regina, ‘no rose behind head’, 2.63g/1h (BCW LN-1A:LN-d2; N 1997; S 2562). Obverse field almost certainly tooled in field to erase the rose, good fine or better but surfaces marked, a curiosity £120-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Coins of Elizabeth I from the Collection Formed by Walter Wilkinson.

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Provenance: Spink Auction 230, 15 July 2015, lot 420