Description
Edward VI of the House of Tudor, King of England 1547-1553 AD, Silver Sixpence (2.94g, 27mm), Third period, Fine silver issues 1551-1553, initial mark y (1551), Tower mint, London. Obverse: Crowned quarter-length bust of King Edward VI facing forward, wearing ermine gown and collar of the Order of the Garter, Tudor rose to left field, mark of value to right field, inner lined and beaded border and legend beginning with the initial mark surrounds, “:ЄDWΛRD’. VI: D:G: ΛGL’. FRΛ’. Z: Hib’. RЄX.”. Reverse: Shield of Arms of the House of Tudor over long cross fourchée, inner beaded border and legend beginning with the initial mark surrounds, “POSVI DЄV‘. ΛDIVTORЄ’. [ᙏ]ЄVᙏ:”. Spink-2483. Some minor marks to obverse and discrete tooling close to reverse margin 4-6h, else a charming coin, well struck and overall Very Fine, reverse of quite refined dies.
The obverse Latin legend reads “Єdwardus Sextus, Deī Grātiā, Angliae, Franciae et Hiberniae Rex”, with an English translation of “Edward the Sixth, by the Grace of God, King of England, France and Ireland”. The reverse Latin legend reads “Posuī Deum Adiūtōrem Meum”, with an English translation of “I ordain God as my helper”.