389, Lot: 1246. Estimate $100. Sold for $70. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AR Sixpence (25.5mm, 2.96 g, 1h). Third and Fourth issue. Tower (London) mint; im: coronet. Dated 156(8 or 9). Crowned bust left; rose to right / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1997; SCBC 2562. Fine, toned.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.

The date is most likely 1569, as the portion of the digit that is clear is the curved to line, since the 8 is drawn with a flat top. However, there are known dies where the 8 is inverted, thus the date could still be 1568.