Coins and Historical Medals

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Threehalfpence (2), both 1561, mm. pheon, bust 3G, medium flan, medium inner circles, large rose, large shield, reads e d g rosa sine spina, 0.76g/5h (BCW BA-2:BA-b); similar but small circle on rev., 0.76g/12h (BCW BA-2:BA-c2; N 2000; S 2568) [2]. First nearly very fine but chipped, second better but scored on face £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: First E.A. Watkin Collection, DNW Auction 137, 21-3 September 2016, lot 692 part), bt M. Trenerry August 2019; second J. Hall Collection, DNW Auction 71, 28 September 2006, lot 165 (part) [from W.A. Nicholls 1999]