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JAMES I, GOLD UNITE, SECOND COINAGE AU58

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Code: 10678



James I Hammered Gold Unite of Twenty Shillings
Second coinage (1604-19) 
Mint mark Plain Cross on both sides, (1618-19)
Obverse: Third crowned 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.
10.06 Grams, 37 mm in diameter.
Schneider 27; N.2084; S.2619 
Well struck for the issue, on a large full size flan, with original lustrous surfaces.
Has been graded and slabbed by NGC as AU 58.
NGC Certification number: 6319115-001.