England (1593-94) pound Fr-214

Ponterio sale 176, lot 20112

This specimen was lot 20112 in Ponterio sale 176 (Chicago, August 2013), where it sold for $12,925. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Elizabeth I, 1558-1603. Pound, ND (1593-94). Tun. Crowned bust left with flowing hair and ornate dress. Rv. Crowned square topped shield; ‘E’ and ‘R’ flanking. The surfaces have been polished, but the coin retains excellent definition of the portrait and arms details. Some subtle marks on the edge may indicate an old mounting. Extremely Fine Details. Ex: Spink, 1993 (private purchase at the ANA)." This gold pound was twenty shillings and was part of the sixth issue. Its divisions were the half pound (ten shillings, Fr-215), crown (five shillings, Fr-216) and half crown (two and a half shillings, Fr-217), all in gold.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold, 180 grains, this specimen 173.6 grains.

Catalog reference: S-2534; North-2008; Fr-214.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, and Bruce Roland Hagen, Ponterio sale 176: The Thos. H. Law Collection of English Gold Coins, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2013.
• Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.

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