Coins and Historical Medals

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Second issue, Shillings (2), both mm. cross-crosslet, bust 3C, reads elizabeth d g ang fra et hib regina, 5.51g/5h (BCW CC-5Ai:CC-c3); similar but reads fr et hibe, 5.67g/8h (BCW CC-5Iv:CC-c4; N 1985; S 2555) [2]. Good fine or better, first with graffiti scratches behind head, second a rare legend variant £150-£200

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 Spink Auction 227, 17-18 December 2014, lot 549; second DNW Auction 85, 17 March 2010, lot 369