

Elizabeth I Silver Halfpenny
Sixth Issue
mm. Anchor
0.29g 10.8mm
Spink - 2581
North - 2018
Withers - 14b (This Coin)
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Obverse:
Portcullis with mintmark above.
Reverse:
Cross with three pellets in each quarter.
Very fine, extremely rare and one of the best examples of this mintmark we have seen.
This coin the plate example for this mintmark published in:
P. & B. Withers (2023) 'The Galata Guide to Small Change. Silver farthings, halfpennies and three-farthings 1279-1660' Galata, pg 155 - 14b (This coin)
Ex C. Comber Collection [traded with Wilkinson 1987]
Ex W. Wilkinson Collection
Ex R.C. Lockett Collection [Possibly Glendining Auction, 15 Oct 1956 - Lot 2037 (Part)]
Data sheet
Specific References
Elizabeth I Silver Halfpenny
Sixth Issue
mm. Anchor
0.29g 10.8mm
Spink - 2581
North - 2018
Withers - 14b (This Coin)
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