Coins of Elizabeth I from the Collection Formed by Walter Wilkinson

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), First issue, Penny, 1558, mm. lis, bust 1H, wire-line inner circles, small shield, reads e d g rosa sine spina 1558, 0.42g/4h (BCW LS-1:LS-a1; N 1988; S 2554). Good fine, reverse a little better, extremely rare and the only dated Penny of the monarch; only 3 specimens known in 2001 £600-£800

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: R.A. Shuttlewood Collection, Spink Auction 151, 15 March 2001, lot 316