Coin: Sixpence

Production date
1578
 Description
Coin: England, Elizabeth I, 1558-1603. Silver sixpence, 1578. Obverse: ELIZABETH D.G. ANG. FR. ET. HI REGINA. Crowned head left, rose to right, mint mark = castle. Reverse: POSVI DEU ADIUTOREM MEU Square shield on long cross fourchée dividing the legend, date 1578 above shield. Mint mark = plain cross.
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Production place
England
Collecting unit
Coins, Tokens and Banknotes
Numismatics
Decorative Arts
Researcher comments/remarks
Reference English Hammered Coinage Volumes 1 and 2. J J North. Spink and Son. 1963 and 1975. Second Issue 1561-1582. North 1997.
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Creative Commons - CC BY-NC
Current rights code
Creative Commons - CC BY-NC
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Other Id
NUM1994.3108
Catalogue number
NUM1994.3108
Marks and Inscriptions
Marks/Inscriptions: ELIZABETH D.G. ANG. FR. ET. HI REGINA; Type of mark: Legend; Method: Struck; Notes: Obverse
Marks/Inscriptions: POSVI DEU ADIUTOREM MEU; Type of mark: Legend; Method: Struck; Notes: Reverse

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