Auction: 22027 - The "Ellerby Area" Hoard of English Gold Coins
Lot: 27
The Remarkable "Ellerby Area" Hoard of English Gold Coins (1610-1727) | James I (1603-1625), Third Coinage, Crown Gold Issues [.917 Fine], Laurel, 18 June 1624 - 7 July 1625, Tower, (m.m.) • IACOBVS • D • G • MA • BRI • FRAN • ET • HIB • REX • fourth laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, small downward ties, smaller XX behind, rev. FACIAM | EOS IN | GENTEM | VNAM (m.m.), no stops, long cross fleury over small crowned square-topped Royal shield with pointed base, bird-headed harp with six strings, 8.88g, 1h, m.m. trefoil [46] (PAS: YORYM-18E848 = BM 2019 T668/25 this coin; Lingford II, 1094; Schneider II, -; North 2114; Spink 2638B), the portrait struck soft with surface friction during extraction, otherwise on a full flan with hints of reddish tone in recesses, almost fine / very fine, with NGC 'Ellerby' Certification (#6380983-025)
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Starting price
£500