England · James I (1603–1625)

英格兰银半克朗——詹姆斯一世,第三版平盾纹币(1620–1624)

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About this coin

The third-coinage half crown retains the mounted king and lacks a plume above the shield. The early rose combination includes an older-style obverse.

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering

IACOBVS D G MAG BRI FRA 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; lis; trefoil.

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 rose / small roseNo plume; transitional obverse
ND (1621–1623)London (Tower)ThistleNo plume; ground line
ND (1623–1624)London (Tower)LisNo plume; ground line
ND (1624)London (Tower)TrefoilNo plume; ground line
ND (1620–1621)London (Tower) · Seeded rose / small roseNo plume; transitional obverse
ND (1621–1623)London (Tower) · ThistleNo plume; ground line
ND (1623–1624)London (Tower) · LisNo plume; ground line
ND (1624)London (Tower) · TrefoilNo plume; ground line

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