TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AR Groat (23mm, 1.81 g, 10h). First coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: lis. Struck 1559-1560. Crowned bust 1F left, wearing ruff; wire line and beaded border / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; wire line and beaded border. North 1986; SCBC 2551. Toned, scratches, graffito, edge split, spot of porosity at edge. VF.
From the J. Capozzolo Collection.