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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PaddyB, post: 2874511, member: 40017&quot;]Slightly muddled but yes: the VI on the illustrated copy is Roman Numerals for Six, hence a sixpence. A Shilling would have XII for Twelve - the number of pennies in a shilling. </p><p>This indication of the denomination of coins in Britain as a number of Pennies in Roman numerals was common through the reign of Elizabeth I to Charles I, and continued (noticeably on the Gun Money) into James II&#039;s reign. </p><p>You will see &quot;XXX&quot; on some of the Gun Money for Thirty - the number of pence in a Half Crown.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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