James I silver Crown, third coinage, c. 1624
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1619-25
This silver Crown coin from the reign of King James I (1603-1625) belongs to the third coinage series, specifically dated to approximately 1619-1625. The obverse depicts the King in armor, mounted on a horse moving to the right.
He is shown with a sword resting on his shoulder, and the horse features a crowned rose on its caparison. The design is set against a plain groundline and encircled by a beaded border with a Latin legend reading IACOBVS D: G: MAG: BRIT: FRAN: ET HI: REX. The reverse displays a quartered shield of arms, surrounded by a beaded border and the Latin inscription QVÆ DEVS CONIVNXIT NEMO SEPARET. The coin features a trefoil initial mark on both sides, which is characteristic of the 1624 issues.
With a weight of 29.49 grams, this specimen represents a final die pairing in the sequence of James I Crowns, notable for reading HI instead of the more common HIB abbreviation. It displays evidence of circulation, toning, a rim split, and a flan flaw in the field.
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Physical characteristics
- Weight
- 29.49g
- Material
- silver
Technical characteristics
- Series
- third coinage
- Die pairing
- Cooper XI/XXI
- Denomination
- Crown
- Initial mark
- trefoil
Design
- Obverse
- King in armor on horseback right, crowned rose on caparison, sword on shoulder
- Reverse
- quartered shield of arms
- Obverse legend
- IACOBVS D: G: MAG: BRIT: FRAN: ET HI: REX
- Reverse legend
- QVÆ DEVS CONIVNXIT NEMO SEPARET
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
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