Second issue of Fine Gold, Sovereign of Thirty Shillings, mm. tun [1 February 1592 to 10 June 1593]

ELIZABETH · D’· G’· ANG’· FRA’· ET · HIB’· REGINA .
Queen seated on ornamented throne, holding orb and sceptre; back of throne adorned with fine lattice work enclosing pellets, pillars decorated with pellets, chained portcullis below breaking ornate tressure, from the same die as previous

A’· DNO’· FACTV’· EST · ISTVD ET · EST · MIRAB’· IN . OCVL’· NRS’.
Royal arms in centre of Tudor rose

15.44g/238.3gr/12h

Holloway 18-25-003 [of 9 coins with this die combination recorded by the late owner]; Brown/Comber A26; SCBI Schneider 783, same obv. die; RCL 1953, this coin; N 2003; S 2529

Hairline scratch on lower drapery at left, otherwise extremely fine with excellent facial detail £30,000-£40,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The George Holloway Collection of Fine Sovereigns of Elizabeth I.

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Provenance:
Sir John Evans Collection
R.C. Lockett Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction, 11-17 October 1956, lot 1953
bt Seaby 1983


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