TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AV Halfpound (31mm, 5.20 g, 7h). First issue, crown gold coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: cross-crosslet. Struck 1560-1561. Crowned bust 3C left, wearing ruff / Crowned coat-of-arms; E R flanking. Brown & Comber G7; Schneider 738; North 1944; SCBC 2520. Toned, slightly clipped, a few minor marks and scratches. VF.
Ex Spink 104 (6 July 1994), lot 174.
