1071499 | GREAT BRITAIN. England. Elizabeth I. (Queen, 1558-1603). 1568/7-(coronet) AR Sixpence. PCGS AU55. London (Tower) mint. 2.98gm. (mm) ELIZABETH D:G: ANG' FR' ET' HI' REGINA. Intermediate crowned bust 4B; with ear showing. Large rose behind head / (mm) POSVI/ DIV'AD/ IVTORE/ M'MEV. Large square-topped royal shield over cross fourchée; date above. SCBC-2562; North-1997.

Second issue, 1561-1582. Currently the finest example graded by PCGS as of December, 2022. PCGS Population 1 with none higher.

Ex Bernard M. S. Roth Collection, Part I (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 19 July 1917) Lot 287; Ex Richard Cyril Lockett, English Collection Part II (Glendining & Co, 10/11-17/1956), Group Lot 2013 and Ex R. C. Lockett – Glendining & Co, The Clonterbrook Trust (7 June 1974), Lot 160. Includes original collector's tickets.


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