The George Holloway Collection of Fine Sovereigns of Elizabeth I

Second issue of Fine Gold, Sovereign of Thirty Shillings, mm. escallop [14 February 1585 to 30 May 1587]

ELIZABETH : D’· G’· ANG’· FRA’· ET : HIB’· REGINA :, colon to right of mint-mark
Queen seated on ornamented throne, holding orb and sceptre; back of throne adorned with fine lattice work enclosing pellets, pillars decorated with pellets, chained portcullis below breaking ornate tressure, from the same die as previous

A · DNO’· FACTV’· EST · ISTVD · ET · EST · MIRAB’· IN · OCVLIS · NRS
Royal arms in centre of Tudor rose

15.19g/234.5gr/9h

Holloway 08-08-008 [of 15 coins with this die combination recorded by the late owner]; Brown/Comber A18; SCBI Schneider 780, same obv. die; N 2003; S 2529

Some weakness at lower obverse edge, otherwise extremely fine and well-struck with excellent detail and original bloom in legends £30,000-£40,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The George Holloway Collection of Fine Sovereigns of Elizabeth I.

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Provenance:
SNC September 1967 (5572)
bt Spink February 1985