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 ·, single pellet 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

15.39g/237.5gr/5h

Holloway 06-05-001 [the only coin with this die combination recorded by the late owner]; Brown/Comber A9; N 2003; S 2529

Obverse slightly double-struck, ‘X’ scratched on Queen’s lower robe and slight edge damage, otherwise very fine, reverse better £15,000-£20,000

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:
DNW Auction 71, 28 September 2006, lot 579
bt M.C.S. Rasmussen