| Spink > Auction 23051 | Auction date: 27 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 1112 Price realized: 5,500 GBP (Approx. 6,985 USD / 6,449 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: James I (1603-1625), Second Coinage, Rose-Ryal [of 30-Shillings], 1605-1606, Tower, (m.m.) IACOBVS • D .' G .' MAG .' BRIT | FRAN .' ET • HIBER .' REX •, King seated on plain throne with small volutes, holding orb and sceptre, flanked by pillars, Portcullis below atop plain tressure through which it and the throne breaks, rev. (m.m.) • A • DNO .' FACTVM • EST • ISTVD • ET • EST • MIRAB .' IN • OCVLIS • NRIS •, Royal Shield set atop Tudor Rose, spandrels plain, 13.57g [209.4grns], 3h, m.m. rose (Stewartby [2001], dies A/c; AHH Virtual 159; Ryan 359; Drabble 165; Lockett 2071; North 2079; Spink 2613), cracked and hastily repaired by legs, the surfaces lightly burnished, otherwise on a full round flan, struck details approaching very fine, and a desirable example of Jacobean Britain's biggest gold coinage. Estimate: £5000 - £7000 |  |
