England · James I (1603–1625)

Английский ангел — Джеймс I, второй чекан «Корабль без носового каната» (1611–1618)

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About this coin

The later second-coinage ship has a flat deck and no bowsprit. Reused dies sometimes carry several successive privy marks.

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 flat-decked ship without a bowsprit bears the royal shield. The mast has I on its left and a floral ornament on its right.

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

Mullet; tower; trefoil; cinquefoil; tun; book; crescent.

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.

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 (1611–1612)London (Tower)MulletShip without bowspritThe face value changed during the revaluation period.
ND (1612–1613)London (Tower)TowerShip without bowsprit
ND (1613)London (Tower)TrefoilShip without bowspritRecorded over tower, itself over mullet, on the obverse; trefoil over tower on reverse.
ND (1613–1615)London (Tower)CinquefoilShip without bowsprit
ND (1615–1616)London (Tower)TunShip without bowsprit
ND (1616–1617)London (Tower)Book on lecternShip without bowspritA book-over-tun obverse is recorded.
ND (1617–1618)London (Tower)CrescentShip without bowsprit
ND (1611–1612)London (Tower) · MulletShip without bowsprit

The face value changed during the revaluation period.

ND (1612–1613)London (Tower) · TowerShip without bowsprit
ND (1613)London (Tower) · TrefoilShip without bowsprit

Recorded over tower, itself over mullet, on the obverse; trefoil over tower on reverse.

ND (1613–1615)London (Tower) · CinquefoilShip without bowsprit
ND (1615–1616)London (Tower) · TunShip without bowsprit
ND (1616–1617)London (Tower) · Book on lecternShip without bowsprit

A book-over-tun obverse is recorded.

ND (1617–1618)London (Tower) · CrescentShip without bowsprit

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