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BM02851

James I gold Unite, initial mark lis (1604-05)

James I (1603-25), gold Unite of Twenty Shillings, second Coinage (1604-19), second crowned armoured half-length bust right, holding orb and sceptre, beaded circles and Latin legend, initial mark lis (1604-05), IACOBVS. D;G. MAG. BRIT. FRAN. ET. HIB. REX. rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, I to left, R to right, .FACIAM. EOS. IN. GENTEM. VNAM., 10.03g (Schneider 22; N.2083; S.2618). Lightly toned, some hairline die marks, weak in parts both sides, otherwise good 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 original pyx trial records show that £137,475 of 22 carat crown gold was struck for this mint mark from 10th November 1604 until 20th June 1605, which is below average for the when compared across the mint marks of the second coinage.

Provenance:

Ex H D Rauch, Austria, Auction 79, 17th November 2006, lot 1314.

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