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 ·, pellet 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 annulets and double pellets, chained portcullis below breaking ornate tressure, from the same die as previous

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

15.51g/239.3gr/4h

Holloway 11-13-008 [of 18 coins with this die combination recorded by the late owner]; Brown/Comber A12; SCBI Schneider 780-1; N 2003; S 2529

Portrait somewhat weak and a nick in obverse edge at 6 o’clock, otherwise very fine, reverse better and with good detail £15,000-£20,000

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:
W.E. Grundy Collection, Glendining Auction, 30 April 1931, lot 30
Norweb Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 48, 13 November 1985, lot 363 [from Baldwin February 1956]