Date: 1603-04

Description:

James I, 1st Irish Coinage (1603-1604), 1st Bust (squared beard), Sixpence, mint mark Bell.

• Weight: 2.26 g
• Good Very Fine  (gVF)
• Toned

References:

• DF. 260, S. 6513

Obverse:

• Crowned (first) bust of James I, facing right.
  • The first bust can be quickly identified via the ‘squared beard’
• 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: TVEATVR VNITA DEVS
    • Translates from Latin as:
      • May God guard these United
      • Reference to the uniting of England and Scotland under James I

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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