Elizabeth I (1558-1603), First issue, Penny, mm. lis, bust 1H, wire-line inner circles, medium shield, reads e d g rosa sine spina:·, inverted vs for as and lozenge stops on obv., 0.55g/6h (BCW LS-2:LS-a1; N 1988; S 2553). Good fine, portrait a little better, extremely rare £400-£600

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 Spink December 1988, described at the time as a ‘recent find’