Important British and World Coins

Mary (1542-1567), Twenty-Two Shillings, 1553, small monogram and cinquefoils, inner circles both sides, 2.52g/6h (Murray A1; SCBI 35, –; B 3, fig. 816, same dies; S 5396). Almost extremely fine with red tone, a very rare variant (£2,000-2,500)

Provenance:
W.C. Hazlitt Collection, Sotheby Auction, 5-15 July 1909, lot 1196
S.P. Fay ‘Dundee’ Collection, Bowers & Ruddy/Spink Auction (Los Angeles), 19 February 1976, lot 118