Coins and Historical Medals

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Sixpences (6), 1569 (3), mm. castle (over coronet on rev.), bust 4B, read elizabeth d g ang fr et hi regina, 2.74g/11h, 2.63g/3h, 2.35g/11h (BCW CA-2:CA-a1, 2, 3); 1570/69 (?), mm. castle (over coronet on obv.), similar, 2.41g/9h (BCW CA-1:CA-c1), 1570 (2), mm. castle (over coronet on rev.), similar, 2.69g/11h, 2.95g/6h (BCW CA-2:CA-b1, 2; N 1997; S 2561) [6]. Third poor, others mostly fine, first three rare £100-£120

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 bt M. Trenerry May 1995; second bt G. Monk August 1995; third from the Yearby (N. Yorkshire) Hoard, 1954, I.D. Brown Collection, exchanged with C.H. Comber July 1987; fourth bt C.H. Comber February 1987; fifth SCMB January-February 1942 (181e), bt C.H. Comber February 1987; last bt G. Monk October 1984