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1364
Philip and Mary, (1554-1558), The State of England, cast Bronze Medal, 1555, 66.5mm, 97.7g, by Jacopo
Nizolla da Trezzo (1515/1519-1589). Half-length armoured bust of Philip right, PHILIPPVS REx PRINC
HISP AET S AN XXVIII, signed below. Rev. Half-length bust of the Queen left, wearing embroidered
cap, gown and necklace, MARIA I REG ANGL FRANC ET HIB FIDEI DEFENSATRIX. (MI 72/20;
Attwood 80a rev; Arm I, 241/2 obv; Pollard (2007) 504, 505). A tooled aftercast of some considerable age,
a pleasing patina. Very fine.
$ 750
from the collection of medals formed by William Victor Royle Baldwin (known as Roy or Uncle Roy), one of A H Baldwin &
Sons Ltd founder’s three sons, he was born in 1893
Elizabeth
I
, Pound of Twenty Shillings
1365
Elizabeth I, (1558-1603), Gold Pound of Twenty Shillings, undated, Sixth issue (1583-1600). Ornate
crowned bust left, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark cypher (1600) both sides, pellet and comma
stops on obverse, ELIZABETH. D’. G’. ANG’. FRA’. ET. HIB’. REGINA. Rev.
Crowned quartered
shield of arms, E to left, R to right, beaded circle surrounding, pellet stops on reverse, SCVTVM.
FIDEI.PROTEGET. EAM., outer beaded circle surrounding both sides. (cf Schneider 804; B&C
F22; N 2008; S 2534). Lightly toned, usual raised die flaws on face and beaded circles.
A rare mintmark.
PCGS graded EF-40.
$ 15,000
Brown and Comber only record one variety of initial mark cypher in their BNJ article in 1989, though there are clearly two
obverses, one with the mintmark at the start of the legend and the other, as in the Schneider example, with the mark at the end of
the legeundated.