Noonans
Auction 251 8-9 Mar 2022
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English Hammered Coins from Various Properties
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Sixpence, 1563/2, mm. pheon, bust 3E, reads elizabeth d g ang fr et hi regina, 2.75g/6h (cf. DNW 190/100; BCW BA-9G:BA-l4; N 1997; S 2561B). Last digit of the date not clearly visible, fine or better, extremely rare £150-£200
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Provenance: Found in Norfolk.
Although the last digit of the date is not conclusive, the top of the 3 is visible and the coin appears to be from the same reverse die as DNW 190, lot 100, where the footnote states 'The late vendor [Walter Wilkinson] suggested that this is one of three specimens known and struck from a different reverse die to the Shuttlewood coin'
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Sixpence, 1563/2, mm. pheon, bust 3E, reads elizabeth d g ang fr et hi regina, 2.75g/6h (cf. DNW 190/100; BCW BA-9G:BA-l4; N 1997; S 2561B). Last digit of the date not clearly visible, fine or better, extremely rare £150-£200
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Provenance: Found in Norfolk.
Although the last digit of the date is not conclusive, the top of the 3 is visible and the coin appears to be from the same reverse die as DNW 190, lot 100, where the footnote states 'The late vendor [Walter Wilkinson] suggested that this is one of three specimens known and struck from a different reverse die to the Shuttlewood coin'