The George Holloway Collection of Fine Sovereigns of Elizabeth I

Second issue of Fine Gold, Sovereign of Thirty Shillings, mm. tun [1 February 1592 to 10 June 1593]

ELIZABETH · D’· G’· ANG’· FRA’· ET · HIB’· REGINA .
Queen seated on ornamented throne, holding orb and sceptre; back of throne adorned with fine lattice work enclosing pellets, pillars decorated with pellets, chained portcullis below breaking ornate tressure

A’· DNO’· FACTV’· EST · ISTVD ET · EST · MIRAB’· IN . OCVL’· NRS’.
Royal arms in centre of Tudor rose

15.14g/233.7gr/8h

Holloway 18-24-034 [of 50 coins with this die combination recorded by the late owner]; Brown/Comber A26; SCBI Schneider 783 and Comber 24, same dies; N 2003; S 2529

Creased and with resulting surface crack, otherwise good very fine, excellent and well-struck portrait £14,000-£18,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The George Holloway Collection of Fine Sovereigns of Elizabeth I.

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Provenance:
SNC March 1976 (1834)