Important British and World Coinsxx

Mary (1542-1567), First period, Half-Testoon, type IIIa, 1558, mm. crown on rev. only, 3.13g/9h (SCBI 35, 1020; SCBI 58, 390, same dies; B 14; S 5413). Legends weak in places, otherwise very fine with attractive dark tone, very rare £500-600

Provenance: Glendining Auction, 14 March 1973, lot 333; Lt-Col J.K.R. Murray Collection, Spink Auction 57, 29 April 1987, lot 199.

The obverse of SCBI 58, 390 and B 14 is double-struck, hence the date reading of 158