Lot 395
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Elizabeth I, Piedfort Threepence of 48 grs, fourth issue, 1578, m.m. Greek cross, bust 4D (B & C 4D; N.1998 var.; S.2573 var.), about very fine, of the highest rarity
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Elizabeth I, Piedfort Threepence of 48 grs, fourth issue, 1578, m.m. Greek cross, bust 4D (B & C 4D; N.1998 var.; S.2573 var.), about very fine, of the highest rarity

Details
Elizabeth I, Piedfort Threepence of 48 grs, fourth issue, 1578, m.m. Greek cross, bust 4D (B & C 4D; N.1998 var.; S.2573 var.), about very fine, of the highest rarity
Provenance
Glendining, 16 March 1939
R C Lockett, Glendining, 11 October 1956, lot 2025
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

L A Lawrence, 'English Piedforts and their Purposes', BNJ XVI p.114, records no surviving piedfort from the reign of Elizabeth I.