416, Lot: 586. Estimate $150. Sold for $380. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AR Shilling (34mm, 5.95 g, 11h). First issue. Tower (London) mint; im: lis. Struck 1559-1560. Crowned bust (B&C 2B) left / Coat-of-arms over cross fourchée. North 1985; SCBC 2549. Fine, toned, a few minor edge issues.

From the D.C. Kopen Collection, purchased from James Beach.