Catalog
6 Pence - James I First Coinage
| Issuer | Tower Mint (London) |
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| Year | 1603-1604 |
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| Currency | Second Irish Pound (1460-1826) |
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| Obverse description | Crowned and draped bust of King James I facing right, wearing an arched crown and ruffled collar, rendered in the bold relief characteristic of early Stuart hammered coinage. The effigy is encircled by a beaded inner border, with the royal legend disposed around the periphery. A mint mark appears above the crown at the commencement of the legend. The portrait, though stylized, conveys regal authority typical of the Tower Mint's Irish issue dies of this period. |
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| Obverse lettering | · IACOBVS : D`. G`. ANG`. SCO`. FRA`. ET · HIB`. REX · (Translation: James, by God`s grace King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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