Last Issue Pound of Elizabeth I

312, Lot: 29. Estimate $15000. Sold for $18000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AV Pound (38mm, 11.03 g, 3h). Third issue. Tower mint; im: 2. Struck 1602-1603. 2 : ELIZABETH · D’ · G’ · ANG’ · : FRA’ · ET · HIB’ · REGINA ·, crowned bust (type 8A) left / 2 : SCVTVM · FIDEI · PROTEGET · EAM ·, crowned royal shield with ornate border; E R flanking. Brown & Comber F24; Schneider 806 (same dies); North 2008; SCBC 2539. Near EF, some light scratches in fields. Rare final issue of reign.

From the Clearwater Collection; privately purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, Inc., via Davissons Ltd.