Elizabeth I - Defence of the Kingdom (c.1572) unsigned, 23mm, cast, Eimer 48a Obverse: Bust of Elizabeth I left, crowned and draped, between Portcullis and Rose, QVI ИOS SIИE TE, Reverse: A castle on a mount, between Erbelow, a ribbon inscribed O QVAИTO (this worn) upon a sphere QVID HOC SIME ARMIS, Fine with an edge crack. The absence of a date suggest this medalet is unlikely to commemorate a specific event or occasion, and the devices of portcullis, rose and castle refer more generally to the solidity of the Sovereign and State

Estimate: GBP 100 - 300