British Coins: Second issue (1 December 1560 to 24 October 1561)
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Second issue, Halfgroat, mm. martlet, bust 1G, beaded inner circles, large shield, reads elizabeth d g ang fra et hib regina, 1.00g/4h (BCW MR-1A:MR-a1; N 1987; S 2557). On an irregular flan, weak in places, otherwise very fine but surfaces scratched and marked £100-£120
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Provenance: Bt J. Newman September 2012