Description
James I (and VI) of the House of Stuart, King of England 1601-1625 AD, Gold Unite (9.99g, 35mm), Second coinage (1604-1619), initial mark ‘Cinquefoil’ (1613-1615), Royal mint, London. Obverse: Fifth, crowned and armoured bust of King James I facing to the right, wearing elaborate cuirass and holding Lis-tipped sceptre in right hand and globus cruciger in left, inner toothed border and legend surrounds, “·IACOBVS: D:G: MA: BRI: FRA: ET: HI: REX·”. Reverse: Shield of Arms of the House of Stuart within ornate frame and surmounted by the Tudor Crown, Royal Cypher “I R” to field either side, inner toothed border and legend surrounds, “·FACIAM: EOS: IN [G]ENTEM: VNAM·”. North-2085; S-2620. A visually appealing offering of a second coinage Unite, some points of flatness to the obverse but with decent portraiture, the reverse is notably better with sharp central devices, an honest coin, details good Very Fine.
The obverse Latin legend reads “Iācōbus, Deī grātiā Magnae Britanniae, Franciae et Hiberniae Rēx”, with an English translation of “James, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland”. The reverse Latin legend reads “faciam eōs in gentem ūnam”, with an English translation of “I will make them one nation”.
