Coins and Historical Medals

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), First issue, Groats (2), both mm. lis, bust 1F, wire-line inner circles, reads elizabet d g ang fra z hib regina, 1.72g/5h (BCW LS-1A:LS-c1), similar, but reads elizabeth and reg, 1.87g/2h (BCW LS-1E:LS-c1; N 1986; S 2550) [2]. Good fine, but second pierced £150-£180

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 C.H. Comber Collection, E. Bohr Collection, Part II, Bonhams Auction, 17 October 2006, lot 1025; second with Seaby 1957, St James’s Auction 21, 19 April 2012, lot 165