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James I gold Laurel, 3rd coinage, 4th bust with straight ties, mm trefoil
James I (1603-25),gold Laurel of Twenty Shillings, third coinage (1619-25), fourth laureate and draped bust left, small ties behind bust, value behind, initial mark lis (1623-24), terminal mark lis on reverse, legend surrounds .IACOBVS: D: G: MA: BRI: FRAN: ET HI: REX,rev.long cross fourchée over crowned quartered shield of arms, terminal mark lis, FACIA M EOS IN GENTEM VNAM, no stops in legend, weight 9.10g (Schneider - ; N.2114; S.2638B).Lustrous gold tone though perhaps once cleaned, a couple of slightly weaker details and flan striations on cheek of bust, otherwise very fine.
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 as "I will make them one nation," taken from the Bible.
The lis mint mark was unusually used for only eight months, and original pyx trial records show that £241,701 of 22 carat crown gold was struck for this mint mark from 17th July 1623 until 31st March 1624.
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