Elizabeth I Sovereign, sixth issue, mm crescent (1587-89), AU53

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), fine gold Sovereign of Thirty Shillings, sixth issue (1583-1600), full facing robed figure of Queen seated on large throne, lis headed pillar either side, throne back of pellets in hatching, portcullis below Queen, tressure and beaded border surrounding, Latin legend and outer beaded border on both sides, initial mark crescent (1587-89), +ELIZABETH. D; G; ANG; FRA; ET. HIB; REGINA. rev. quartered shield at centre of ornate rose, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark crescent struck over escallop, A. DNO; FACTV; EST. ISTVD. ET. EST. MIRAB; IN. OCVLIS; NRS;, weight 15.31g (Brown and Comber A22; Schneider -; Hill H58 R4; Holloway 17A-22A-004; N.2003; S.2529). Struck on a broad flan, a little double or triple struck on reverse, one small edge split with some light hairlines, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as AU53 and very rare, the second rarest Sovereign of Elizabeth after mint mark hand.