JAMES I, GOLD UNITE, SECOND COINAGE AU55

JAMES I, GOLD UNITE, SECOND COINAGE AU55

Code: 11128

£6,500.00
 

James I Hammered Gold Unite of Twenty Shillings.
Second coinage (1604-19). 
Mint mark Tower on both sides, (1612-13).
Obverse: Fourth crowned and armoured half-length bust facing right, holding orb and sceptre, with beaded circles and Latin legend surrounding: IACOBVS; D;G; MA; BRI; FRA; ET; HI; REX.
Reverse: Crowned quartered shield of arms, I to left, R to right, with Latin legend surrounding: FACIAM. EOS. IN. GENTEM. VNAM.
9.97. Grams, 35 mm in diameter.
Schneider 27; N.2084; S.2619. 
Well struck for the issue, on a large full size flan, with original lustrous surfaces, lightly toned.
Has been graded and slabbed by NGC as AU55.
NGC Certification number: 6945588-007.