England · James I (1603–1625)
England Rose Ryal — James I, Second Coinage Enthroned Type (1605–1615)
About this coin
Obverse
The crowned king sits facing, with orb and sceptre; pillars flank the throne and a chained portcullis lies below.
Script: Latin
Lettering
IACOBVS D G MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIBER REX
Translation
James, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland.
Reverse
A square-topped quartered royal shield rests on a large double rose.
Script: Latin
Lettering
A DNO FACTVM EST ISTVD ET EST MIRAB IN OCVLIS NRIS
Translation
This is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes.
Mints and mintmarks
Royal Mint at the Tower of London.
Engraver and mintmaster marks
Rose; escallop; grapes over escallop; coronet; mullet; tower; trefoil; cinquefoil. Complex overmarks occur on reused dies.
Identification and varieties
Only confirmed marks are listed here; this date span is not the full duration of second-coinage rose-ryal production. The denomination was originally thirty shillings. The listed overmarks describe actual die combinations; they are not separate annual mintages. Final-year boundaries are conventional privy-mark ranges.
Measurements
Recorded specimen measurements, not a fixed specification for every coin. Hammered flans vary.
Years, mintmarks and variants
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| Year | Mint | Mintmark | Variant | Mintage | Notes | Find this issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND (1605–1606) | London (Tower) | Rose | Second coinage; enthroned king and double rose | |||
| ND (1606–1607) | London (Tower) | Escallop | Second coinage; enthroned king and double rose | |||
| ND (1606–1607) | London (Tower) | Grapes over escallop | Reworked initial mark | |||
| ND (1607–1609) | London (Tower) | Coronet | Enthroned king; rose reverse | |||
| ND (1611–1612) | London (Tower) | Mullet | Enthroned king; rose reverse | |||
| ND (1612–1613) | London (Tower) | Tower | Enthroned king; rose reverse | |||
| ND (1612–1613) | London (Tower) | Tower over mullet over coronet (obverse); tower (reverse) | Multiple overmark | |||
| ND (1613–1613) | London (Tower) | Trefoil (obverse); trefoil over tower (reverse) | Mixed overmarks | |||
| ND (1613–1615) | London (Tower) | Cinquefoil over trefoil over tower over mullet over coronet (obverse); cinquefoil over trefoil over tower (reverse) | Multiple overmark |