The George Holloway Collection of Fine Sovereigns of Elizabeth I

Second issue of Fine Gold, Sovereign of Thirty Shillings, mm. escallop (over Lombardic A on obv.) [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

15.56g/240.1gr/4h

Holloway 07A-12-004 [of 9 coins with mm. escallop (over Lombardic A on obv.) recorded by the late owner]; Brown/Comber A10; SCBI Schneider 779, same obv. die; N 2003; S 2529

A trace of creasing, edge irregular at 12 and 6 o’clock, some double-striking of legend and portcullis on lower obverse, otherwise very fine, reverse with light scratches above shield, otherwise extremely fine with sharp detail, full weight £20,000-£30,000

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:
SCMB February 1965 (G 489)
Glendining Auction, 24 October 1973, lot 14
with G.E. Hearn
UBS Auktion 47 (Zurich), 14-16 September 1999, lot 1507
bt Daruma October 2000