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Auction 180 9 Sep 2020
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British Coins: Sixth issue (1 February 1582/3 to 20 May 1601)
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Sixth issue, Pattern Shilling, by C. Anthony, mm. key (large on obv., small on rev.), bust 4, reads elizab d g ang fr et hib regina, ornately garnished shield, 5.99g/6h (BCW KY-3A:KY-c1; N 2045). Small dent in obverse field, good fine or better but profile probably re-engraved £2,000-£3,000
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Provenance: SNC April 1983 (1876).
The success of Charles Anthony's portraits on the crown gold denominations reintroduced in 1593 led to experiments with similar portraits on the silver, a series of handsome pattern shillings being produced c. 1596, but these portraits were never adopted
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Sixth issue, Pattern Shilling, by C. Anthony, mm. key (large on obv., small on rev.), bust 4, reads elizab d g ang fr et hib regina, ornately garnished shield, 5.99g/6h (BCW KY-3A:KY-c1; N 2045). Small dent in obverse field, good fine or better but profile probably re-engraved £2,000-£3,000
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Provenance: SNC April 1983 (1876).
The success of Charles Anthony's portraits on the crown gold denominations reintroduced in 1593 led to experiments with similar portraits on the silver, a series of handsome pattern shillings being produced c. 1596, but these portraits were never adopted