TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AR Shilling (33mm, 5.83 g, 10h). Second coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: cross-crosslet. Struck February 1561. Crowned bust 3Ci left, wearing ruff / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. BCW CC-5Ai/CC-c5; North 1985; SCBC 2555. Toned. Good Fine.
From the J. Capozzolo Collection.
The slow filling of the pearls in the obverse portrait punch allow a tighter dating on the cross-crosslet shillings of this issue, with the full six pearls on each side in use around February 1561.