A guide to the Department of coins and medals in the British museum (1922)
British Museum. Dept. of Coins and Medals, Hill, George Francis, Sir, 1867-1948 · London : The Trustees · leaf 51
new denominations introduced by his father were dis-continued ; but he was the first to strike crowns and half-crownsin silver (Nos. 464,467). Edward VI, to avoid the ignominy of debasedissues, struck some base coins in the name of his father andexcused himself in the reverse legend Eedde cuique… … A. D. 1.552-].5.53. of variety in the types of the coins, which are all of one denomina-tion, so in the reign of Elizabeth we reach the maximum in thenumber of the different denominations of money ; for in this reignwe count no less than nineteen : viz. in gold: the ryal, sovereign,half-sovereign,…
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