British Coins: Fifth issue (1 October 1578 to 31 January 1582/3)
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fifth issue, Threefarthings, 1578, mm. Greek cross, bust 5B, reads e d g rosa sine spina, 0.46g/7h (BCW CR-2:CR-b; Cooke –; N 2002; S 2576). Nearly extremely fine with old cabinet toning, rare £200-£260
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Provenance: J.G. Murdoch Collection, Part I, 31 March-4 April 1903, lot 638 (part); H.W. Morrieson Collection, Sotheby Auction, 20-4 November 1933, lot 355 (part); bt C.H. Comber February 1989