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Queen Elizabeth I Tudor Silver Sixpence

£95.00 Approx $118.16, €110.98

Code: 12180



This is a Tudor silver sixpence of Queen Elizabeth, minted in London in 1573.

Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH : D : G : ANG : FR : ET : HIB : REGINA,  ( "Elizabeth, by the Grace of God, Queen of England, France and Ireland") Crowned bust left, rose behind, mintmark Acorn.

Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV' ADIVTOREM MEV ("I have made God my helper") Square topped shield quartered by long cross fourchee dividing legend, date above. 1573.

DENOMINATION: Sixpence

CULTURE: Tudor England

DATE: 1573 AD

Mint-Mark: Acorn

MATERIAL: Silver

SIZE: 25mm diameter

WEIGHT: 2.8 grams

ATTRIBUTION: Spink.2563