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Scotland, James VI gold Unit
Scotland, James VI (1567-1625), after Accession to English throne, gold Unit of £12 Scottish, £1 English, ninth coinage (1604-09), crowned armoured half-length figure of King right, holding orb and sceptre, crown and sceptre breaks inner beaded border surrounding with Latin legend, initial mark thistle, .IACOBVS. D. G. MAG. BRIT. FRAN. &. HIB'. REX . rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, English arms quartered with France feature twice, I to left, R to right, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding, initial mark thistle, .FACIAM. EOS. IN. GENTEM. VNAM. weight 9.92g (Burns 1 fig.987; S.5463). Just a little weakly struck at one part of head and on corresponding part of reverse, with a light hint of red tone, good very fine.
The issue of these Scottish Units was annexed into the English Proclamation of coinage of the 16th November 1604, and an "exchange rate" can clearly be seen demonstrated of 12 Scottish pounds to one English Pound of Twenty Shilling.
The Latin legends translate as on the obverse "James the Sixth, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland" and on the reverse "I will make them one nation."
Provenance:
Ex A H Baldwin & Son, auction 44, 2nd May 2006, lot 837.




