Elizabeth I, milled coinage (1561-1570), gold halfcrown, mm. lis, crowned bust l., in elaborate dress and long hair, low ruff exposing the queen's ear, rev. crowned square shield of arms dividing E R, serrated edge, wt. 1.4gms. (S.2545; N.2021; Schneider 764), very faint traces of repair above the bust and on the corresponding area on the reverse, otherwise very fine or better, exceedingly rare Very few specimens known.
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