British Coins: Third issue (1 November 1561 to 15 December 1571)
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Penny, mm. tall lion (over portcullis), bust 3I, beaded inner circles, reads ·e d g rosa sine spina·, 0.47g/12h (BCW LN-1:LN-a; N 2001; S 2570). Very fine, dark tone, the overmark very rare and unusually clear on the obverse £120-£150
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Provenance: R.A. Shuttlewood Collection, Spink Auction 151, 15 March 2001, lot 380 (part)