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FM18206

James I 1623 Sixpence, 3rd coinage, 6th bust

James I (1603-25),silver Sixpence, 1623, third coinage (1619-25), sixth crowned bust right, beaded circles and legend surrounding, IACOBVS D: G: MAG: BRI: FRA: ET HIB: REX., initial mark lis (1623-24) both sides,rev.quartered shield of arms, date above, beaded circles and legend without stops surrounding, QVÆ DEVS CONIVNXIT NEMO SEPARET, weight 2.77g (N.2126; S.2670).Toned, weak in parts with surface marks and some hairline scratches, one small flan split, otherwise a bold fine, reverse better, with clear date and mint mark.

The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on the obverse "James by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland"; and on the reverse "What God hath joined, let no man put asunder" a Psalm from the Bible.

The lis mint mark was used for two dates of 1623 and 1624 and we note the output of silver was £47,323 which is the seventh highest of the reign.

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