Coins and Historical Medals

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Sixth issue, Sixpence, 1595, mm. woolpack, bust 6C, reads elizab d g ang fr et hib regi, 2.75g/4h (BCW WK-2:WK-d7; N 2015; S 2578B). Nearly very fine, the variety rare £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: P. Cattermole Collection, DNW Auction 132, 15-18 September 2015, lot 440 [from C.D. Cooke 1996].

The lis punch used on the reverse of this coin is known only from this die and on the 2 testerns BCW 0-3 (PPM die 3)