Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, 1569, mm. castle (over coronet on rev.), bust 4B, 2.69g/7h (N 1997; S 2562). Good fine or better, toned, very rare
£200-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Paul Cattermole Collection of Sixpences.

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Provenance: R. Carlyon-Britton Collection; R.C. Lockett Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction, 11-17 October 1956, lot 2013 (part); Clonterbrook Trust Collection, Glendining Auction, 7 June 1974, lot 161 (part); C.F. Gilboy Collection; A Collection of Hammered Sixpences, Spink Auction 224, 25 June 2014, lot 649.

Lockett’s ticket states “Tower over coronet both sides” but the obverse overmark is not clear