1558-1603 Elizabeth I Silver Sixpence
Fine Condition
Price: £235.00
Product code: HISEISS
- An original Elizabeth I silver Sixpence – Mixed year dates
- Obverse - Crowned bust left, rose behind, beaded circles and legend surrounding
- Reverse - Long cross fourchee over quartered shield of arms, date above, Latin legend surrounding.
- Toned fine or better with some surface marks from circulation.
- The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on the obverse, "Elizabeth, by the grace of God, Queen of England France and Ireland." and on the reverse as "I have made God my helper."
- A hammered silver coin, which was the equivalent to half a day’s wages for a carpenter
- A must-buy for history lovers, especially for those with an interest in the reign of Elizabeth I
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The accession of Queen Elizabeth I in 1558 was a key moment in history, marking the start of a 45-year reign that is considered to be one of the most successful in English history. Deemed the Golden Age, it was a period when the arts and literature flourished, trade and industry thrived, and many successful voyages and discoveries were made by adventurers such as Sir Francis Drake, Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Humphrey Gilbert.
The newly introduced sixpence (brought in by Elizabeth I's brother Edward VI in 1551) was a fine silver coin made to replace the devalued testoon. Its place in British coinage remained secure until decimalisation in 1971, making it one of the most collectable denominations in numismatics.
