The George Holloway Collection of Fine Sovereigns of Elizabeth I

Second issue of Fine Gold, Sovereign of Thirty Shillings, mm. escallop [14 February 1585 to 30 May 1587]

ELIZABETH · D’· G’· ANG’· FRA’· ET · HIB’· REGINA ·, 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 annulets and double 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

15.08g/232.7gr/3h

Holloway 11-12-002 [of 3 coins with this die combination recorded by the late owner]; Brown/Comber A12; SCBI Schneider 780-1; N 2003; S 2529

Crease mark, otherwise good very fine, excellent detail to Queen’s portrait and back of throne £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:
Abner Kreisberg/Hans Schulman Auction (New York), 3-4 April 1959, lot 2059
UBS Auktion 67 (Zurich), 6-8 September 2006, lot 2958