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№ 162

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6 April 2021

Hammer Price:
£180

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Halfgroats (2), both mm. coronet, bust 4D, reads elizabeth d g ang fr et hi regina, 0.94g/7h (BCW CN-1G:CN-a2); similar, reads ang fr et hi regi, 0.95g/2h (BCW CN-1I:CN-a1; N 1999; S 2567) [2]. First nearly very fine, second about fine with marked surfaces, the abbreviated reading rare £120-£150

Provenance: First bt F.J. Rist November 1994; second DNW Auction 82, 18 June 2009, lot 165 (part)