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

15.36g/237.0gr/5h

Holloway 07A-12-003 [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

Edge irregularity at 4 o’clock, some double-striking of legend and portcullis on lower obverse and weakness on rim above Queen’s crown, otherwise good very fine, reverse with with sharp 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:
G.W. Rice Collection, St Louis Stamp & Coin Co Auctioin (St Louis), 13-14 April 1906, lot 1699
J.H. Clapp Sr Collection
L.E. Eliasberg Sr Collection, American Numismatic Rarities/Spink Auction (New York), 18-19 April 2005, lot 360 [from Stack’s 1942]
bt Morton & Eden September 2005