British Coins: Third issue (1 November 1561 to 15 December 1571)
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Sixpence, 1570, mm. castle, bust 4B, reads elizabeth d g ang fr et hi r'egina, lowest lion missing in third quarter of shield, 3.05g/2h (BCW CA-2:CA-c1; N 1997; S 2562). Very fine, dark tone, the variants very rare £150-£200
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Provenance: DNW Auction 137, 21-3 September 2016, lot 691 (part)