Coins and Historical Medals

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fourth issue, Threehalfpence (3), 1572 (2), mm. ermine, bust 3G, read e d g rosa sine spina, no stops on obv., 0.66g/8h, 0.66g/9h (BCW ER-1:ER-b); 1572/2 inverted, similar, with stops on obv., 0.68g/1h (BCW ER-2:ER-a; N 2000; S 2569) [3]. First about very fine and toned but weak in centres, others fine, all rare varieties £100-£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 Mark Rasmussen FPL 3, October 2002 (169); second Mark Rasmussen FPL 1, August 2001 (100, recté 1572); third bt R.A. Shuttlewood May 2000.

The last coin has an obverse inner circle of 11.5mm (known from 1572 onwards) and a reverse inner circle of 10.5mm diameter (known up to this date)