196, Lot: 475. Estimate $150. Sold for $94. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AR Sixpence (26mm, 2.87 g, 7h). Fifth issue. Tower mint; mm: sword. Dated 1582. Crowned bust left; rose behind / Royal shield over cross fourchée; date above. North 1997; SCBC 2572. Fine, toned, a few light scratches.

1582 is the only year the sword mint mark was used.