Auction Catalogue
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Sixpence, undated, mm. lion, bust 4B, 2.89g/9h (cf. N 1997: S 2562A). Creased, otherwise fine, excessively rare; possibly the fifth known specimen £1,500-2,000
A coin from the same dies appeared at auction in 2012; in much inferior condition to the present specimen, it realised £1,000 hammer. A total of five undated coins are known from three different mintmarks - coronet, ermine and lion
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