British Coins: First issue (1 January 1558/9 to 30 November 1560)
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), First issue, Halfgroat, mm. lis, bust 1G, wire-line inner circles, small shield, reads elizabeth d g ang fra z hib reg, 1.06g/12h (BCW LS-1A:LS-b; N 1987; S 2552). A few surface marks, otherwise very fine, very rare £400-£500
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Provenance: H.A. Parsons Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction, 11-13 May 1954, lot 384 (part); R. Carlyon-Britton Collection; T.W.J.D. Dupree Collection; SNC October 1989 (5393)