Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Second Issue, Shilling, 1 December 1560 - 24 October 1561, Tower, bust 1A

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Second Issue, Shilling, 1 December 1560 - 24 October 1561, Tower, bust 1A, pearls on bodice reads ANG, FR, HIB, rev. and MEV', wide shield, 6.26g, 8h, m.m. cross crosslet (BCW CC-2Ci/CC-c2 [Leaf 5, Shield 4]; North 1985; Spink 2555A), ragged edges and softly struck, otherwise toned, only approaching fine, but the scarcer bust type

Purchased February 1980

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