The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Portcullis issues, Elizabeth I (1558-1603), silver Eight Testerns or Dollar, mm. O [1600/01], crowned arms dividing crowned e r, : elizabeth · d’· g’· ang’· fr’· et · hib’· regina [Elizabeth by the grace of God Queen of England France and Ireland], no stop after regina, rev. : posvi · devm · adivtorem · mevm · [I have appointed God my helper], crowned portcullis, 26.76g/11h (Prid. 1; BCW 1C; Mitchiner 3761; Dav. 406, same dies [= Cooper Sale 140 = Noble Numismatics 123, 2092]; Comber Sale 270, same obv. die; S 2607A). Some weakness on reverse crown, otherwise very fine and toned, on a full flan, very rare; the reverse die only known from one other specimen [certified and graded NGC XF 40] £10,000-£15,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Puddester Collection.

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Collection

E. Gosling Collection, Henry Christensen Auction (New York), 9-10 December 1983, lot 718
SCMB (London) February 1984 (E 79)
A Collection of Crowns, Baldwin Auction 30 (London), 7-8 May 2002, lot 408.

Owner’s envelope and ticket.

Literature:
Illustrated in Peter Seaby, The Story of British Coinage, London, 1985, p.99, no.126
Illustrated in Stephen Mitchell and Brian Reeds (eds.), Seaby’s Standard Catalogue of British Coins, 28th edn, London, 1993, p.176, no.2607A, and in successive editions into the 21st century