Coins of Elizabeth I from the Collection of the late Walter Wilkinson (Part III)

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), East India Company, Portcullis coinage, 2 Testerns, mm. 0, reads regin, 6.86g/2h (BCW 0-2:0-a; Prid. 3; same obv. die as R.J. Ford 486, same rev. die as Watters 334; S 2607C). A trifle weak in parts, otherwise almost extremely fine, light grey tone, an excellent example £9,000-£12,000

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: S.R. Naish Collection, Seaby List 338, November 1945 (N 500, recté regin); SCMB March 1954 (8986); R. Carlyon-Britton Collection, SCMB June 1959 (EL 310); Glendining Auction, 19 July 1965, lot 281; with G. Hearn; SNC March 1971 (3013); bt Spink April 1971.

Illustrated in L.A. Brown, Coin Collecting, London, 1962, pl.xv, 6