England · James I (1603–1625)

英格兰银半克朗——詹姆斯一世,第二次铸币期(1604–1607)

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About this coin

The scarce second-coinage half crown has the Great Britain title and Qvae Devs motto. Lis and escallop combinations are recorded separately below.

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

Lis; escallop.

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 (1604–1605)London (Tower)LisSecond coinage
ND (1606–1607)London (Tower)EscallopSecond coinage
ND (1604–1605)London (Tower) · LisSecond coinage
ND (1606–1607)London (Tower) · EscallopSecond coinage

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