GREAT BRITAIN. Fine Sovereign of 30 Shillings, 1553. Pomegranate. Mary (1553-54). PCGS AU-53.S-2488; N-1956; Fr-192. <strong>RARE</strong> type, especially so in this problem free state of preservation. Queen seated on throne holding orb and scepter; portcullis at her feet. Reverse exhibits Tudor rose with shield. An historic issue that bears a Roman numeral date "MDLIII". No significant marks distract from the intricate play of detail on this piece. A very well balanced example on round flan with fully visible peripheral legends. A remarkable specimen of this usually problematic type sure to be the centerpiece of the next collection it enters.PCGS AU-53.
