Elizabeth I Sovereign, sixth issue, mm hand (1590-92), AU55+

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, five small pellets up each side of throne back, portcullis below Queen, tressure and beaded border surrounding, Latin legend and outer beaded border on both sides, initial mark hand (1590-92), struck over crescent over scallop both sides, +ELIZABETH D; G; ANG; FRA; ET. HIB; REGINA. rev. quartered shield at centre of ornate rose, beaded circle surrounding, +A; DNO' FACTV; EST. ISTVD. ET. EST. MIRAB' IN OCVL; NRS; weight 15.32g (Brown and Comber A24; Schneider 782; Hill H59 R5; N.2003; S.2529). Weak in parts as usual for this initial mark, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as AU55+ the second finest graded, the rarest mint mark for the denomination with only 8 examples known, therefore highly desirable.