Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 50-51 15 Oct 2020
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Elizabeth I, second issue, 'crown gold' coinage, crown, mm. cross crosslet (1561-65), beaded inner circles, crowned bust 1F left, ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HIB REGINA, rev. crowned shield of arms, ER at sides, SCVTVM FIDEI PROTEGET EAM, pellet stops, wt. 2.79gms. (S.2522; N.1983; cf. Schneider 748; Brown & Comber H4), a superb portrait piece, about as struck, extremely fine and rare thus
*ex Bisham Abbey find
Spink Numismatic Circular, April 1975, no. 3369
Spink Auction 38, 10 October 1984, lot 11
Spink Auction 111, 21 November 1995, lot 155
As pointed out elsewhere in this catalogue, but it deserves repeating, gold coins such as this provided the queen's subjects with a realistic portrait of their monarch, for most their only way of ever getting a glimpse of her!
(6000-7000 GBP)
*ex Bisham Abbey find
Spink Numismatic Circular, April 1975, no. 3369
Spink Auction 38, 10 October 1984, lot 11
Spink Auction 111, 21 November 1995, lot 155
As pointed out elsewhere in this catalogue, but it deserves repeating, gold coins such as this provided the queen's subjects with a realistic portrait of their monarch, for most their only way of ever getting a glimpse of her!
(6000-7000 GBP)