England Angel — James I, Second Coinage Ship with Bowsprit (1605–1609)

About this coin

Obverse

Saint Michael drives a spear into the dragon beneath his feet.

Script: Latin

Lettering

IACOBVS D G MAG BRIT FRA ET HI REX

Translation

James, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland.

Reverse

A ship with a projecting bowsprit carries the quartered royal shield; I and a rose flank its mast.

Script: Latin

Lettering

A DNO FACTVM EST ISTVD

Translation

This is the Lord’s doing.

Mints and mintmarks

Royal Mint at the Tower of London.

Engraver and mintmaster marks

Rose; escallop; coronet.

Identification and varieties

Undated hammered gold. Dates in the table refer to privy-mark periods rather than inscribed years. Listed marks are confirmed combinations, not a complete inventory of dies. Weight and diameter may describe surviving specimens. The angel was initially ten shillings; the later revaluation raised it to eleven shillings. Piercing for use as a touch-piece is a subsequent treatment, not a separate mint issue.

Measurements

Recorded specimen measurements, not a fixed specification for every coin. Hammered flans vary.