Coin
½ Penny - Elizabeth I Third coinage (1601) — Ireland
Ireland • 1601 • Sp#6511, KM#5.1
Overview
A copper ½ Penny coin from Ireland, issued under Queen Elizabeth I. The obverse features a crowned harp dividing the date, while the reverse shows quartered arms dividing the initials E R. This 1601 variant features a 'Star' mintmark.
Specifications
- Country
- Ireland
- Year
- 1601
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 0.89 g
- Diameter
- 16 mm
- Mint
- Royal Mint (Tower of London)
- Mintmark
- Star
- Shape
- Round (irregular)
- References
- Sp#6511, KM#5.1
- Issuer
- Ireland
Design details
Obverse
Crowned harp dividing date within beaded inner circle. Mintmark at beginning of legend. Script: Latin Labeling: POSVI DEVM ADIVTOREM MEVM Translation: I have made God my helper
Reverse
Quartered arms dividing initials E R within beaded inner circle. Script: Latin Lettering: ELIZABETH · D'. G'. AN'. FR'. ET . HIB'. RE · E R Unabridged legend: Elizabeth dei gratia Angliae Franciae et Hiberniae regina Elizabeth regina Translation: Elizabeth by the Grace of God, Queen of England, France and Ireland Queen Elizabeth
Collector insights
- Series context: Part of the Standard circulation coins series — collectors typically assemble full-year date runs, so single years within an established series carry demand beyond raw mintage.
- Struck at: Royal Mint (Tower of London) (mintmark
Star). Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels. - Catalogue reference: Listed as
Sp#6511, KM#5.1. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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