Date: 1605

Description:

James I, 2nd Irish Coinage (1605-1607), 3rd Bust (decorated shoulder), Shilling, 4.24g., mintmark Martlet. Nicely toned example, with some light scratches on the obverse.

• Weight: 4.24 g
• Very Fine  (VF)

References:

• DF. 261, S. 6515

Obverse:

• Crowned (third) bust of James I, facing right.
  • The third bust can be quickly identified via the ‘decorated shoulder’
• Legend:
  • IACOBVS D G ANG SCO FRA ET HIB REX
    • Translates from truncated Latin as:
      • James, by the Grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland

Reverse:

• Crowned harp
  • Legend: HENRICVS ROSAS REGNA IACOBVS
    • Translates from Latin as:
      • Henry united the roses, James the kingdoms
      • The reverse legend in James I’s second Irish coinage has changed to reflect his Mother’s Irish lineage from Henry VIII, thus enforcing his claim to the title ‘King of Ireland‘

Country:

• Ireland

Category:

• Anglo-Norman
  • House of Stuart
• James I (1603-1626)
  • Second Irish coinage
    • Third bust
• Hammered

 

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Additional Information:

James was King of Scotland from 1567 and in 1603 he succeeded Elizabeth I, uniting England, Scotland, and Ireland. He based himself in England and reigned in all three kingdoms for 22 years, using the title King of Great Britain and Ireland, until his death in 1625 at the age of 58.

 

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Other Coins in the Series:

• The Old Currency Exchange: Checklist of Tudor & Stuart Irish Coinages

 

• James I

  • 1st Irish Coinage (1603-1604) / Rev. TVEATVR VNITA DEVS
    • 1st Bust (squared beard)
      • Shilling, mint mark: Bell (1603-04)
      • Sixpence, mint mark: Bell (1603-04)
    • 2nd Bust (pointed beard)
      • Shilling, mint mark: Martlet (1604)
  • 2nd Irish Coinage (1605-1607) / Rev. HENRICVS ROSAS REGNA IACOBVS
    • 3rd Bust (decorated shoulder)
      • Shilling, mint mark: Martlet (1605)
      • Shilling, mint mark: Rose (1605-06)
      • Sixpence, mint mark: Rose (1605-06)
    • 4th Bust (plain shoulder / ruff)
      • Shilling, mint mark: Escallop (1606-07)
      • Sixpence, mint mark: Escallop (1606-07)

   

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