Trantor_3 Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 (edited) Hi all, Several years ago I received a coin, showing Elizabeth on the obverse and an English/British coat of arms on the reverse. It is dated 1564. The obverse legend says: ELIZABETH . D . G . ANG FRA . ET . HIB . REGINA * The reverse legend says: POSVI DEVM . ADIUTOREM . MEUM The coin is 25.8 mm in diameter, thickness is 0.75 mm. I do not know its weight.The coin is slightly bent, not entirely flat. http://www.treasurer...beth_I-003.html points to a Elizabeth I sixpence (bottom of the page) that looks quite like it, but mine appears too modern... So I have serious doubts whether mine is real or that it is a later reproduction. Anyone with some knowledge on coins of that era who can shed some light? [edit] found my callipers, updated the dimensions of the coin.[/edit] Edited February 21, 2013 by Trantor_3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trantor_3 Posted February 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 I found another website, showing this coin: http://museumvictoria.museum/collections/items/52509/coin-sixpence-elizabeth-i-england-great-britain-1564 This one looks an awfull lot like the one I have... The color on the photographs on that site resembles the actual color of my coin better than my own pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 I like the looks of the coin. Do the diameter and weight match the norm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 It all looks fine, like a normal milled sixpence, except the rim. What does the edge look like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trantor_3 Posted February 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 The diameter is close to what I found on that other website. I measured 25.8 mm, that site mentions 25 mm. I cannot determine the weight properly, as I do not have a scale that is sensitive enough.This coin is pretty thin (0.75 mm) and thus quite light. The edge is plain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trantor_3 Posted February 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 I took it with me to work today, we have a mail scale there, but it's got not enough resolution, can only show whole grammes. the digital indicator toggled between 1 and 2 gram, but I have no idea how accurate it is in that area, as the lowest value it can indicate is 1 g. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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