am I the only one who thinks that coins of Elizabeth 1 are a bit special---great designs and a fantastic period of history--ELIZABETH D.G. ANGLR ET HI REGINA- show a sixpence 1572 mint mark ermine --can we see some more please
England Silver Sixpence 1561 Elizabeth I Obverse: Crowned bust of Elizabeth facing left with a rose behind her head ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HI REGINA followed by a downward arrow mintmark (Tower Mint) (Elizabeth by the Grace of God, England, France and Ireland, Queen) Reverse: Shield with arms (lions and fleurs-de-lis) and long cross behind POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV (I have made God my Helper) Size: 27mm Weight: 2.75gm If someone can find the actual sixpence that her pirate Francis Drake left in Northern California in 1579...
Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603 A.D.) Silver Sixpence O: ELIZABETH: D'. G'. ANG: FR: ET: HI: REGINA, crowned bust left, rose behind. R: POSVI DEV' ADIVTORE M. MEV' (I have made God my helper), quartered coat-of-arms (passant lions and fleurs-de-lis) on long cross fourchée,1571 above shield. Tower mint with castle mintmark. 2.9g 27mm S2562
Here's my shilling. I really want to get a milled example (those have fascinated me for a while), but in the meantime here's my hammered VF-30:
All the coins above are lovely. I wonder how many of you also research the issues that surround QE1 in the year of the coin. Her life was pretty well documented.