Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fourth issue, Threehalfpence, 1572, mm. acorn, bust 3G, reads e d g rosa sine spina, 0.83g/4h (BCW AC-1:AC-a; N 2000; S 2569). Fine, extremely rare; not represented in the British Museum Collection £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: Bt C.H. Comber November 1999.

The late owner notes that this is an ‘impossible’ date for the mintmark since acorn was only introduced after the Trial of the Pyx in November 1573