Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Penny, second issue, countermarked with silversmith's punch, 0.44g, m.m. martlet, crowned bust left, with decorated bodice, lozenge countermark before, inscribed dg, rev. square-topped shield over cross double-fourchée (N.1988; S.2558), ghosting to reverse corresponding with counterpunch, otherwise good very fine.
provenance
Spink Numismatic Circular, December 1978, no. 14290 (illus.) - £75
Estimate: £120.00 - £150.00