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Auction 123  23-24 May 2023
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Lot 978

Estimate: 25 000 USD
Price realized: 37 500 USD
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TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AV Sovereign (43mm, 15.29 g, 7h). Sixth issue, fine gold coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: escallop. Struck 1584-1586. ELIZABETH · D'· G'· ANG'· FRA'· ET · HIB · REGINA · (escallop) ·, Elizabeth, holding lis-tipped scepter in right hand, left hand set on globus cruciger propped on her knee, seated facing on ornate throne with pellets on back and pillars with single pellets; all within tressure of arches; portcullis (with chains) below / (escallop) A · DNO'· FACTV'· EST · ISTVD · ET · EST · MIRAB' · IN · OCVLIS · NRIS'·, coat-of-arms at center of Tudor rose. Brown & Comber A12; Schneider 781; North 2529; SCBC 2529. Some softness on the Queen's face as usual for this die. In NGC encapsulation 6513467-001, graded AU 55. Struck on a broad flan with rich gold tone over handsome surfaces.
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