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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jamesicus, post: 3331253, member: 14873&quot;]I do not remember where or when I came by the following coin, but I wanted it for two specific reasons:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Historical association: I am a (very much on the neophyte level) Shakespearian enthusiast&nbsp; - an avid reader of his plays - and a not very good “bit part” actor in amateur productions. I do not know very much about this coinage and I would appreciate any information relating to this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]882685[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH DG ANG FR ET HIB REGINA</p><p>(Elizabeth by the grace of God Queen of England France and Ireland)</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV</p><p>(I have made God my helper)</p><p><br /></p><p>2. The inscriptional lettering: I think it is well known by my fellow members of CT that I have a great interest in the inscriptional lettering on Roman and derivitive style coins. And so, while the portrait of Queen Elizabeth on this coin is not very good, the inscriptional lettering is of great interest to me - it is clear and of good quality to my Calligrapher’s eye.</p><p><br /></p><p>An additional note: Elizabeth was an accomplished Calligrapher - as a young princess she was tutored by Roger Ascham - a renowned British scholar who did much to introduce Italian Renaissance cultural influences to Britain. Ascham was himself an accomplished Calligrapher.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an exemplar of Elizabeth’s Italic (cancellaresca corsiva) writing hand:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]882686[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I would greatly appreciate any information or commentary relating to this coin or Elizabethan coinage in general.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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