England · James I (1603–1625)

英格兰银冠 — 詹姆斯一世,过渡期籽珠玫瑰花纹模具(1620–1623)

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About this coin

Older-style dies were reused for the seeded-rose issue and then altered to thistle. These transitional crowns retain features associated with the preceding coinage.

Obverse

Armoured James rides right, carrying a sword over his shoulder.

Script: Latin

Lettering

IACOBVS D G MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB REX

Translation

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

Reverse

An ornamented square-topped shield contains the royal arms.

Script: Latin

Lettering

QVAE DEVS CONIVNXIT NEMO SEPARET

Translation

What God has joined together, let no one separate.

Mints and mintmarks

Royal Mint at the Tower of London.

Engraver and mintmaster marks

Seeded rose; thistle over seeded rose.

Identification and varieties

Undated hammered silver from the Tower mint. Date ranges identify conventional privy-mark periods. The listed combinations are verified types, not a complete census of dies. Legend abbreviations and punctuation vary. Recorded specimen dimensions are not fixed dimensions for every surviving coin.

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 (1620–1621)London (Tower)Seeded roseOlder-style dies reused
ND (1621–1623)London (Tower)Thistle over seeded roseSame transitional design; overmarked dies
ND (1620–1621)London (Tower) · Seeded roseOlder-style dies reused
ND (1621–1623)London (Tower) · Thistle over seeded roseSame transitional design; overmarked dies

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