British Colonial Portcullis Set
Lot 1629 SESSION 6 (9.30am Wednesday) British Colonial Portcullis Set
Estimate $20,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $32,500
ENGLAND, Elizabeth I, (1558-1603), Portcullis silver two testerns (or reales), mm O, struck 1600/1, obverse legend ends REGI (Pr.3; S.2607c). Deep grey and iridescent toned patina, extremely fine and very rare, possibly the finest known.
Ex Spink Australia February 1988. Salvesen catalogue reports 34 known, of which 18 are in private hands.
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