Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Second issue, Penny/Threehalfpence mule, 1562, mm. cross-crosslet on obv., pheon on rev., bust 3I, beaded inner circles, reads e d g rosa sine spina, 0.53g/4h (Wilkinson, SNC September 2010, pp.169-70, this coin; BCW CC-4:BA-f2; N 1988/2000; S 2558/2569). Nearly very fine, excessively rare £400-£500

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: St James’s Auction 13, 8 May 2010, lot 549 (described as a threefarthings).

Unfortunately the obverse mintmark is not completely clear on the coin. However, it is struck from the same obverse die as Lot 586, where the mark is unequivocal