Wonderful Queen Elizabeth I Tudor Silver Shilling 1560 - 1561 AD

Description

This is a Tudor silver shilling (12 pence) of
Queen Elizabeth
, minted in London between 1560 - 1561 AD.
Obverse inscription:
ELIZABETH : D : G : ANG : FR : ET : HI : REGINA
,
( "
Elizabeth, by the Grace of God, Queen of England, France and Ireland
") Crowned bust left, mintmark '
Cross crosslet
'.
Reverse inscription:
POSVI DEV' ADIVTOREM MEV
("
I have made God my helper
") Square topped shield quartered by long cross fourchee dividing legend, mintmark 'Cross crosslet' above.
This is a nice example, full weight and has a good clear portrait. It has suffered from a knock but is intact and grades GVF in my opinion.
DENOMINATION:
Shilling
CULTURE:
Tudor England
DATE:
1560 - 1561 AD
Mint-Mark:
'Cross crosslet'
MATERIAL:
Silver
SIZE:
33mm diameter
WEIGHT:
6.13 grams
ATTRIBUTION:
Spink.2555
PROVENANCE:
Formerly in a private collection, Powys, United Kingdom.
This coin is unconditionally guaranteed be an original and
to date from the period described. A certificate of authenticity will be supplied on request.