England · James I (1603–1625)

Angleterre, ange — James Ier, troisième monnayage, navire à trois mâts (1619–1624)

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About this coin

The redesigned angel carries X as its value and a three-masted vessel with the royal arms on its sail. It belongs to the lighter gold currency introduced in 1619.

Obverse

Saint Michael defeats the dragon; X appears in the field beside the scene.

Script: Latin

Lettering

IACOBVS D G MAG BRI FRA ET HIB REX
X

Translation

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

Reverse

A three-masted ship sails left with the royal arms spread across its main sail.

Script: Latin

Lettering

A DOMINO FACTVM EST ISTVD

Translation

This is the Lord’s doing.

Mints and mintmarks

Royal Mint at the Tower of London.

Engraver and mintmaster marks

Spur rowel; rose; lis; trefoil.

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. A DNO is the contracted form of A DOMINO; legend abbreviations differ between dies.

Measurements

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

Years, mintmarks and variants

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YearMintMintmarkVariantMintageNotesFind this issue
ND (1619–1620)London (Tower)Spur rowelThree-masted ship
ND (1620–1621)London (Tower)RoseThree-masted ship
ND (1623–1624)London (Tower)LisThree-masted ship
ND (1624)London (Tower)Trefoil over lisThree-masted shipThe surviving overmarked die pair has a trefoil over lis on both sides.
ND (1619–1620)London (Tower) · Spur rowelThree-masted ship
ND (1620–1621)London (Tower) · RoseThree-masted ship
ND (1623–1624)London (Tower) · LisThree-masted ship
ND (1624)London (Tower) · Trefoil over lisThree-masted ship

The surviving overmarked die pair has a trefoil over lis on both sides.

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