British Coins: Fifth issue (1 October 1578 to 31 January 1582/3)
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fifth issue, Sixpence, 1581, mm. Latin cross, bust 5A, reads elizabeth d g ang fr et hi regina, 2.91g/6h (BCW LC-2:LC-c; N 1997; S 2572). Good fine, reverse better, toned £100-£120
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Provenance: J.M. Ashby Collection, Spink Auction 145, 12-14 July 2000, lot 2244 (part) [from Baldwin 1974]