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Auction 180 9 Sep 2020
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British Coins; Fourth issue (19 April 1572 to 13 July 1578)
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fourth issue, Threehalfpence, 1572, mm. acorn, bust 3G, reads e d g rosa sine spina, 0.83g/4h (BCW AC-1:AC-a; N 2000; S 2569). Fine, extremely rare; not represented in the British Museum Collection £150-£200
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Provenance: Bt C.H. Comber November 1999.
The late owner notes that this is an 'impossible' date for the mintmark since acorn was only introduced after the Trial of the Pyx in November 1573
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fourth issue, Threehalfpence, 1572, mm. acorn, bust 3G, reads e d g rosa sine spina, 0.83g/4h (BCW AC-1:AC-a; N 2000; S 2569). Fine, extremely rare; not represented in the British Museum Collection £150-£200
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Provenance: Bt C.H. Comber November 1999.
The late owner notes that this is an 'impossible' date for the mintmark since acorn was only introduced after the Trial of the Pyx in November 1573