1085906 | GREAT BRITAIN. England. Elizabeth I. (Queen, 1533-1603). 1601-(star) AR Pattern Fourpence (Groat). PCGS SP40. 2.95gm. VNVM . A . DEO . DVOBVS . SVSTINEO . . Crowned facing bust wearing large ruff / AFFLICTORVM . CONSER VATRIX . Crowned monogram divides date. Peck 8; North 2050.

The relief of distress refers to the passage of the Elizabethan Poor Relief Law (1601), an act designed to address poverty and social welfare in England. . Seemingly a cast rather than struck example but difficult to determine; the weight woudl suggest a cast process.


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