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1 Crown - James I 2nd coinage, 5th bust
| Issuer | England |
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| Year | 1613-1619 |
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| Diameter | 21 mm |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of King James I wearing a large ornate crown, rendered in the fifth crowned bust style of his second coinage. The king is depicted with a full ruff collar and armoured shoulders, his portrait contained within an inner beaded circle. The surrounding legend in Latin reads IACOBVS D G MA BRI FRA ET HI REX, proclaiming his sovereignty over Great Britain, France, and Ireland. A mintmark appears at the commencement of the legend, varying by year of issue. The hammered execution imparts a characteristic irregularity to the planchet while preserving the fine detail of the royal portrait. |
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| Mintage | ND (1613-1615) - mm. Cinquefoil (32) - ND (1615-1616) - mm. Tun (123) - ND (1616-1617) - mm. Book on lecturn (132) - ND (1617-1618) - mm. Crescent (72b) - ND (1618-1619) - mm. Plain cross (7a) - ND (1619) - mm. Saltire cross (16) - |
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The 2nd coinage of James I introduced a recalibrated gold series following his 1604 revaluation, which raised the sovereign to 20 shillings and established the rose ryal, spur ryal, and crown as a coherent denominational hierarchy — an attempt to rationalize the hodgepodge of Elizabethan gold that had accumulated in circulation. The crown, at five shillings, sat at the bottom of that gold ladder.
The 5th bust variant is the work of the Tower Mint engraver Nicolas Briot's immediate predecessor period, distinguishable by die from the 4th bust principally through the treatment of the king's collar and crown form. Spink 2626 encompasses several die marriages across the 1613–1619 window.