Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Threepences (2), both 1561, mm. pheon, bust 3F, large flan, small rose, large shield, reads elizabeth d g an fra et hib regina, 1.30g/9h (BCW BA-1D:BA-a; DIG 7/Aviii); medium flan, large rose, large shield, reads elizabeth d g ang fra et hi regina, 1.49g/5h (BCW BA-3B:BA-a; DIG type 4, 8i/type 3, Aiv; N 1998; S 2564) [2]. Second fine and scarce, first better but surfaces slightly pitted £120-£150

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: First DNW Auction 82, 18 June 2009, lot 156; second bt M. Davidson June 2014.

The second is a mule between the later small diameter inner circle on the obverse and the earlier larger one on the reverse