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Auction: 17011 - The Academic Collection of Lord Stewartby: English Coins Part 5, Tudor and Stuart Coins
Lot: 1756

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), fourth issue, Sixpences (2), 1573, 3.04g, m.m. acorn, elizabeth d g ang fr et hi regina, crowned bust left, rose behind, rev. posvi dev adivtorem mev, shield on long cross fourchée; 1575, 3.00g, m.m. eglantine, as previous; fifth issue (0.921 silver), Threepence, 1578, 1.49g, m.m. Greek cross, as previous; and Penny, 0.42g, m.m. Greek cross, e d g rosa sine spina, crowned bust left, rose behind, rev. civi tas lon don, shield on long cross fourchée (N.1997 (2), 1998, 2001; S.2563 (2), 2569, 2575), the first with original lustre, the second with a striking split, otherwise fine to about very fine (4)

provenance:
(i) W Owston Smith, 1947?
C E Blunt
(ii), (iii) Shirley-Fox bequest 1939
C E Blunt
Bt Spink, March 1956
(iv) C E Blunt


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