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James I, gold Unite, 2nd coinage, 4th bust, mint mark trefoil

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Start price: £2,500

Estimated price: £2,500 - £3,000

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Description

James I (1603-25), gold Unite of twenty Shillings, second Coinage (1604-19), fourth crowned half-length armoured figure right, holding orb and sceptre, surrounded by beaded circles and legend, initial mark trefoil (1613-14), .IACOBVS; D;G; MA; BRI; FRA; ET; HI; REX., rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, I to left, R to right, .FACIAM. EOS. IN. GENTEM. VNAM., 9.93g (Schneider -; N.2084; S.2619). Toned, well centred though a little weakly struck, otherwise about very fine.


Condition report:

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, a legend that is exclusive to this reign.The original records of gold output for mint mark trefoil in the second coinage to a total of £324,453 from 1st April 1613 until 31st March 1614 and in use for the Unite and its fractions, the highest output mint mark for the Unite of this reign.