Lot 2462
Great Britain. Laurel of Twenty Shillings, ND. S.2638B; Fr-242. James I, 1603-1625. Third coinage (1619-1625). Mint mark, trefoil (1624). Obverse; Draped laureate bust of king, small ties to wreath. Mark of value XX (20 shillings) behind head. Obverse legend IACOBVS D:G: MAG:BRI: FRA: ET HIB: REX. Reverse; Crowned shield of arms with FACIAM EOS IN GENTEM UNAM around. A lovely, practically mint state coin with lots of original color and a strongly detailed portrait. NGC graded AU-58.
*James I was King of England from 1603 to 1625 and (as King James VI) King of Scotland 1567 - 1625. The son of Mary Queen of Scots (executed by Elizabeth I in 1587) he assumed power in Scotland in 1583 and succeeded to the English throne on the death of Elizabeth I in 1603. He managed to keep peace on an international level but in England he alienated the Puritans by his High Church views and incurred the wrath of Parliament by his assertion of his divine right to govern. He was also unpopular because of his favorites - most notably the foppish Duke of Buckingham. But for numismatists his coinage was richly varied and beautifully detailed.
Estimated Value $2,800 - 3,200.
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