The George Holloway Collection of Fine Sovereigns of Elizabeth I

Second issue of Fine Gold, Sovereign of Thirty Shillings, mm. Lombardic A [20 April 1584 to 13 February 1585]

ELIZABETH : D’· G’· ANG’· FRA’· ET : HIB’· REGINA :, colon to right of mint-mark
Queen seated on ornamented throne, holding orb and sceptre; back of throne adorned with fine lattice work enclosing pellets, pillars decorated with single pellets, chained portcullis below breaking ornate tressure

A · DNO’· FACTV’· EST · ISTVD · ET · EST · MIRAB’· IN . OCVLIS . NRS ·
Royal arms in centre of Tudor rose

15.29g/236.0gr/5h

Holloway 07-06-007 [of 18 coins with this die combination recorded by the late owner]; Brown/Comber A9; SCBI Schneider 779, Comber 120 and Hird V, 45, same dies; N 2003; S 2529

Extremely fine, well struck and perfectly centred, round; an exceptional specimen £40,000-£50,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The George Holloway Collection of Fine Sovereigns of Elizabeth I.

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Provenance:
T.B. Clarke-Thornhill Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 24-8 May 1937, lot 79
A.T. Carter Collection
Slaney Collection, Spink Auction 163, 15 May 2003, lot 5