Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Shilling, 1559-1560, First Issue, Tower, (m.m.) ELIZABETH: D.' G.' ANG'. FRA.' Z.' HIB.' REGIA'., wire line and beaded inner circles, smaller crowned bust 2B left, crosshatching on bodice, rev. (m.m.) POSVI | DEV.' AD | IVTORE | M MEV.', long cross fourchée over square shield, 6.19g, 11h, m.m. lis (Spink 2549; N.1985; Brown & Comber 2B), abnormally bold and uniformly struck central devices with a hint of usual peripheral weakness, otherwise a handsome and striking example with the rare REGIA reading, near extremely fine and superior to the examples held in the British Museum cabinet.
provenance
The Christopher Comber Collection
Private acquisition from Shuttlewood, 1982