Elizabeth I 'Fine" Sovereign

[mhcoins 95]

Morning all, 

This may already have been a topic discussed somewhere in the past, however i was just researching a recent consignment and came across uncanny comparison between the portrait of Elizabeth I featured on the 'Fine' Sovereign and portrait featured on the painting known as"The Coronation portrait". The painting is by an unknown artist circa 1600, but is there a possibility that the said artist may some sort of link to the design of the coin ?

Below i have overlayed the portrait of both coin and painting to illustrate the stark similarities.

Is there any evidence as too who engraved the coins ?

Any thoughts or comments would be most welcomed 

Regards

Alan

[azda 979]

I think it would be firstly wiser to find out who both artist and engraver were considering the painting was done circa 1600 some 40 odd years after her coronation because the artist may not have even been born when the sovereign was minted.

Edited January 5, 2016 by azda