A Collection of Elizabeth I Coins

19 March 2003

Lot No 209

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), First issue, Shilling, mm. lis, bust 2b, 6.00g/10h (N 1985; S 2549); Groat, mm. lis, bust 1f, 1.92g/11h (N 1986; S 2550), both with wire line and beaded inner circles both sides [2]. Both fine with faint hairline scratches (£70-90)

19 March 2003

Lot No 210

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Second issue, Half-Pound, mm. cross-crosslet, bust 3c, 5.30g/2h (N...

19 March 2003

Lot No 211

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Second issue, Shillings (5), mm. cross-crosslet, bust 3a (3), mm. martlet (2), busts 3b and 3c (N 1985; S 2555) [5]. Fair to fine (£70-90)

19 March 2003

Lot No 212

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Second issue, Shilling, mm martlet, bust 3c, 5.78g/4h (N 1985; S 2555)....

19 March 2003

Lot No 213

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Second issue, Groats (2), mm. cross-crosslet, 2.01g/1h, mm. martlet, 1.78g/7h, both bust 1f (N 1986; S 2551) [2]. First with striking split at 11 o’clock and scratches both sides, otherwise very fine, second fair to fine (£80-100)

19 March 2003

Lot No 214

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Second issue, Halfgroats (2), mm. cross-crosslet, 0.84g/10h, mm. martlet, 0.97g/6h, both bust 1g (N 1987; S 2557). Both slightly creased, otherwise fine (£40-50)

19 March 2003

Lot No 215

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Second issue, Pennies (2), mm. cross-crosslet, bust 3i, 0.44g/3h, mm. martlet, bust 3h, 0.50g/h9h (N 1988; S 2558) [2]. Fine and very fine (£50-70)

19 March 2003

Lot No 216

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Sixpences (6), 1561, 1562/1, 1562, 1563/2, 1564, 1565, all mm. pheon, bust 1f (N 1997; S 2561) [6]. First pierced, otherwise fair to fine (£50-60)

19 March 2003

Lot No 217

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Sixpences (5), 1565, mm. rose (2), 1566 (3), mm. portcullis (2, an and ang) and mm. lion, all bust 1f (N 1997; S 2561) [5]. First scratched on obverse, fourth creased, otherwise mostly fine (£60-70)

19 March 2003

Lot No 218

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Sixpence, 1567, mm. lion, bust 4b, 3.06g/2h (N 1997; S...

19 March 2003

Lot No 219

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Sixpence, 1567, mm. coronet, bust 4b, 3.14g/1h (N 1997, S...

19 March 2003

Lot No 220

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Sixpences (5), 1568/7 (8 inverted), mm. coronet, 1568, mm. coronet, 1569 (2), mm. coronet, mm. castle (over coronet), 1570, mm. castle (over coronet on rev.), all bust 4b (N 1997; S 2562) [5]. Third with small piercing at 11 o’clock, otherwise first three fine, remainder fair...

19 March 2003

Lot No 221

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Sixpence, 1570, mm. coronet, bust 4b, 2.99g/4h (N 1997; S...

19 March 2003

Lot No 222

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Sixpence, 1570, mm. castle, bust 4b, 2.85g/1h (N 1997; S...

19 March 2003

Lot No 223

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Sixpences (2), 1571, mm. castle, 3.17g/3h, 1572 (over 2 inverted), mm. ermine, 2.99g/11h, both bust 4b (N 1997; S 2562) [2]. Good fine (£60-70)

19 March 2003

Lot No 224

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Sixpences (4), 1573 (3), mm. ermine, acorn, eglantine; 1574, mm. acorn, all bust 5a (N 1997; S 2563) [4]. Third fine, others nearly very fine (£100-120)

19 March 2003

Lot No 225

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Sixpences (3), 1574, 1575 and 1576, all mm. eglantine, bust 5a (N 1997; S 2563) [3]. Fine, first with striking split at top (£70-80)

19 March 2003

Lot No 226

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Sixpence, 1577/6, mm. eglantine, bust 5a, 3.11g/10h (N...

19 March 2003

Lot No 227

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Threepences (3), large flan, 1561, mm. pheon (N 1998; S 2564), small flan (2), 1562, mm. pheon, 1566, mm. lion, all bust 3f (N 1998; S 2565) [3]. Very fine, fair and fine respectively (£80-100)

19 March 2003

Lot No 228

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Threepences (5), 1569 and uncertain date, both mm. coronet, 1571, mm. castle, 1572, mm. ermine, 1574, mm. eglantine, all bust 4d (N 1998; S 2566) [5]. Fair to fine (£30-40)

19 March 2003

Lot No 229

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Threepence, 1572 (over 2 inverted), mm. ermine, bust 4d,...

19 March 2003

Lot No 230

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Threepences (2), 1573, mm. acorn, 1574, mm. eglantine, both bust 4d (N 1998; S 2566) [2]. Very fine and nearly so, latter with two striking cracks and turned over in the die (£100-120)

19 March 2003

Lot No 231

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Threepences (4), 1575/4, 1575, 1576, 1577/6/5, all mm. eglantine, bust 4d (N 1998; S 2566) [4]. Very fine or nearly so, the overdates clear (£150-180)

19 March 2003

Lot No 232

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Three-Halfpence (4), 1570, mm. castle, 1572, mm. ermine, 1574/3, 1575, both mm. eglantine, all bust 3g (N 2000; S 2569) [4]. Fine to very fine, first rare (£60-70)

19 March 2003

Lot No 233

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Three-Farthings, 1573, mm. acorn, bust 5b, 0.48g/6h (N...

19 March 2003

Lot No 234

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fourth issue, Sixpences (2), 1578, 1579, both mm. Greek cross, bust 5a (N 1997; S 2572) [2]. Very fine and fine (£90-110)

19 March 2003

Lot No 235

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fourth issue, Sixpences (4), 1580 (2), 1581, all mm. Latin cross, 1582, mm. sword, all bust 5a (N 1997; S 2572) [4]. Second fair, others fine or better (£80-100)

19 March 2003

Lot No 236

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fourth issue, Threepences (3), 1578 (2), 1579, all mm. Greek cross, bust 4d (N 1998; S 2573) [3]. Fine, last partly double-struck on obverse (£70-80)

19 March 2003

Lot No 237

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fourth issue, Threepences (3), 1580, 1581, mm. Latin cross, 1582, mm. sword, all bust 4d (N 1998; S 2573) [3]. Fine or nearly so, last turned over in the die (£60-70)

19 March 2003

Lot No 238

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fourth issue, Pennies (2), mm. Greek cross and Latin cross, both bust...

19 March 2003

Lot No 239

(1558-1603), Fifth issue, Angel, mm. escallop, 5.09g/6h (N 2005; S 2531). Very fine, obverse...

19 March 2003

Lot No 240

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fifth issue, Shillings (6), mm. bell, A, escallop (2, one reads elizb), all bust 3b, mm. crescent (2), busts 6a (over escallop) and 6b (N 2014; S 2577) [6]. Mostly fine or nearly so (£110-130)

19 March 2003

Lot No 241

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fifth issue, Shillings (2), mm. hand, tun, both bust 6b (N 2014; S 2577) [2]. First nearly very fine, second very fine but with XII scratched in field behind bust (£150-180)

19 March 2003

Lot No 242

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fifth issue, Shilling, mm. key, bust 6b, 5.91g/10h (N 2014; S 2577)....

19 March 2003

Lot No 243

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fifth issue, Shillings (2), mm. woolpack, key (over woolpack on rev.), both bust 6b (N 2014; S 2577) [2]. First nearly very fine but cut in field behind bust, second about fine (£70-90)

19 March 2003

Lot No 244

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fifth issue, Shillings (2), mm. anchor (with rounded flukes) and cypher, both bust 6b (N 2014; S 2577) [2]. First about fine and rare, second fine and very rare (£120-140)

19 March 2003

Lot No 245

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fifth issue, Sixpences (2), 1582, mm. bell, 1583, mm A, both bust 5a, reading elizab (N 2015; S 2578A) [2]. Fine (£60-70)

19 March 2003

Lot No 246

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fifth issue, Sixpence, 1583, mm. bell, bust 5a, 3.05g/9h (N 2015; S...

19 March 2003

Lot No 247

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fifth issue, Sixpences (3), 1584, mm A, 1585 and 1586, mm. escallop, all bust 5a (N 2015; S 2578A) [3]. First nearly very fine, others fine (£100-120)

19 March 2003

Lot No 248

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fifth issue, Sixpences (3), 1587, 1588 and 1589, all mm. crescent, bust 5a (N 2015; S 2578A) [3]. Fine, first two rare (£120-140)