The George Holloway Collection of Fine Sovereigns of Elizabeth I

Second issue of Fine Gold, Sovereign of Thirty Shillings, mm. escallop (over Lombardic A both sides) [14 February 1585 to 30 May 1587]

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, from the same die as previous

A · DNO’· FACTV’· EST · ISTVD · ET · EST · MIRAB’· IN . OCVLIS . NRS
Royal arms in centre of Tudor rose, from the same die as previous but with pellet after NRS removed

15.34g/236.7gr/6h

Holloway 07A-06A-010 [of 17 coins with mm. escallop (over Lombardic A both sides) recorded by the late owner]; Brown/Comber A10, this coin listed; SCBI Schneider 779, same dies; RCL 4382, this coin; N 2003; S 2529

About extremely fine and well-struck, one of the finest specimens of this die combination available to commerce £30,000-£40,000

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:
J. Wilcox Collection, Glendining Auction, 29-31 January 1908, lot 188
R.C. Lockett Collection, Part V, Glendining Auction, 17 October 1961, lot 4382
SCMB March 1973 (G 2291)
SNC December 1982 (8693)
A Collection of Hammered Gold Coins, the property of a Gentleman, Spink Auction 107, 22 November 1994, lot 44