The George Holloway Collection of Fine Sovereigns of Elizabeth I

First issue of Fine Gold, Sovereign of Thirty Shillings, mm. cross-crosslet (over lis on rev.) [1 January 1561 to 31 October 1562]

ELIZABETH : D’· G’· ANG’· FRA’· ET HIBE’· REGINA :·
Queen seated on ornamented throne, holding orb and sceptre; back of throne adorned with fine lattice work enclosing pellets, pillars decorated with five pellets, chained portcullis below breaking ornate tressure

A : DNO’· FACTV’· EST · ISTV’· ET · EST · MIRA’· IN : OCVL’ · NRIS
Royal arms in centre of Tudor rose

15.25g/235.3gr/7h

Holloway 04-03A-005 [of 10 coins with mm. cross-crosslet (over lis on rev.) recorded by the late owner]; Brown/Comber A4, this coin listed; SCBI Schneider 730, same dies; AHH [Alderman Horace Hird] Virtual 64, this coin; N 1978; S 2512

Light scratch from I of MIRA across tressure to N of NRIS, some weakness in places on upper reverse edge, otherwise better than very fine on a full flan, good detail £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:
R.C. Lockett Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction, 11-17 October 1956, lot 1949
A. von Thielau Collection, Jacques Schulman Auction 233 (Amsterdam), 28-31 March 1960, lot 1561
H. Hird Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 30 May 1961, lot 29
R. Strauss Collection, Sotheby Auction, 26 May 1994, lot 76