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1/2 Groat - James I 2nd coinage, larger crown
| Issuer | Tower Mint, London |
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| Year | 1604-1609 |
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| Weight | 0.94 g |
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| Obverse description | Central design features a large Tudor double rose — an inner rose surrounded by outer petals — surmounted by a prominent royal crown with cross-pattée finial, all contained within a beaded inner circle. The crown is notably larger in proportion relative to the rose, characteristic of the second coinage type. The Latin legend encircles the design within the outer beaded border, reading I : D'. G' • ROSA • SINE • SPINA, proclaiming James as a rose without thorns by the Grace of God. The hammered flan exhibits slight irregularity typical of early Stuart coinage production. |
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| Obverse lettering | I : D'. G' • ROSA • SINE • SPINA (Translation: James by the Grace of God a rose without thorns) |
| Reverse description | Central device depicts a thistle — the heraldic emblem of Scotland — surmounted by a large royal crown with cross-pattée finial, all set within a beaded inner circle. The thistle head is rendered with fine petal detail, reflecting the union of the English and Scottish crowns under James I. The encircling Latin legend TVEATVR • VNITA • DEVS reads 'May God protect this Union', a direct reference to the union of the crowns of England and Scotland in 1603. An outer beaded border frames the entire composition. The hammered strike is characteristic of early seventeenth-century Tower Mint production. |
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