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

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fifth issue, Pennies (2), mm. Greek cross, 0.48g/9h, mm. Latin cross, 0.44g/5h, both bust 5B, beaded inner circles, read e d g rosa sine spina (BCW CR-2:CR-a, LC-1:LC-a; N 2001; S 2575) [2]. Very fine or nearly so, toned £150-£200

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: First R. Blakey Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 219, 25 September 2013, lot 435 (sold as Latin cross over Greek cross); second bt J.S.J. Welsh June 1992.

The late owner doubted Spink’s attribution of the first coin and, while the reverse mark is clearly double-struck, or more likely double-punched, it is not certain exactly what has happened