TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AR Shilling (33mm, 6.30 g, 4h). Second coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: cross crosslet. Struck February 1561. (cross crosslet) ELIZABETH : D’· G’· ANG’· FRA’· ET · HIB’· REGINA :, crowned and mantled bust left (bust 3Ci) / (cross crosslet) POSVI DEV’· AD IVOTRE M : MEV’·, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. BCW CC-5Ai/CC-c3; North 1985; SCBC 2555. Good VF, toned, minor marks under tone.
Ex R.A. Shuttlewood Collection (Spink 151, 15 March 2001), lot 318.
