Elizabeth I Sovereign, sixth issue, m.m. escallop, extremely rare die variety
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), fine gold Sovereign or Double Noble 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, five small pellets up each side of throne back with trefoil, portcullis below Queen, tressure and beaded border surrounding, Latin legend and outer beaded border on both sides, initial mark escallop (1584-86), ELIZABETH: D; G; ANG; FRA; ET: HIB; REGINA:, rev. inverted die axis, reverse variety with mint mark to right of top dead centre, quartered shield at centre of ornate rose, beaded circle surrounding, +A. DNO'. FACTV; EST. ISTVD; ET. EST. MIRAB; IN. OCVLIS. NRS, weight 15.18g (Brown and Comber A18; Holloway 08-07-001 (lot 13); Schneider 780/-; N.2003; S.2529). Lightly toned, struck fully round and pleasing, a couple of tiny spots of old deposit on reverse, one short scratch on reverse on upper rose petal rendering the coin ineligible of a straight grade from the third party services, otherwise a bold to good very fine from an extremely rare die combination of the escallop mint mark, George Holloway only recorded three examples in his collecting lifetime.
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Elizabeth I (1558-1603), fine gold Sovereign or Double Noble 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, five small pellets up each side of throne back with trefoil, portcullis below Queen, tressure and beaded border surrounding, Latin legend and outer beaded border on both sides, initial mark escallop (1584-86), ELIZABETH: D; G; ANG; FRA; ET: HIB; REGINA:, rev. inverted die axis, reverse variety with mint mark to right of top dead centre, quartered shield at centre of ornate rose, beaded circle surrounding, +A. DNO'. FACTV; EST. ISTVD; ET. EST. MIRAB; IN. OCVLIS. NRS, weight 15.18g (Brown and Comber A18; Holloway 08-07-001 (lot 13); Schneider 780/-; N.2003; S.2529). Lightly toned, struck fully round and pleasing, a couple of tiny spots of old deposit on reverse, one short scratch on reverse on upper rose petal rendering the coin ineligible of a straight grade from the third party services, otherwise a bold to good very fine from an extremely rare die combination of the escallop mint mark, George Holloway only recorded three examples in his collecting lifetime.
