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Auction: 22096 - The "St Albans" Collection of English Gold Coins
Lot: 9

The St. Albans Collection of English Gold Coins | NGC AU58 | James I (1603-1625), Second Coinage, Rose-Ryal of 30-Shillings, 1605-1606, Tower, · (m.m.) · IACOBVS • D .' G .' MAG .' BRIT | FRAN .' ET • HIBER .' REX • King seated on plain throne with small volutes, holding orb and sceptre, flanked by pillars, Portcullis below atop plain tressure through which it and the throne breaks, rev. (m.m.) • A • DNO .' FACTVM • EST • ISTVD • ET • EST • MIRAB .' IN • OCVLIS • NRIS • Royal Shield set atop Tudor Rose, spandrels plain, 13.76g, 4h, m.m. rose (Stewartby [2001], dies A/c; AHH Virtual 159 same dies; Ryan 359 same dies; Drabble 165 same dies; Haswell = Lingford 880 same dies; Lockett 2071 same obverse die; North 2079; Spink 2613), a trace of double striking to obverse resulting in haziness to central devices, otherwise bright and lustrous on a full flan, the legends and Royal shield delightfully crisp and uniform, the portrait very fine, the environs boldly so / the reverse approaching extremely fine, rare thus, with NGC 'St Albans' Certification, graded AU58 (#6295553-009)

Provenance
'A Distinguished Collection', purchased en bloc via Spink, August 2018

R Richardson, 'New Year' FPL, 2011, no. 8 - extremely fine - £24,000

SNC, March 1986, no. 971* - a well struck specimen showing only slight wear, good very fine - £3,250

SNC, December 1985, no. 8575* - "rare, very fine / extremely fine" - £3,500

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Sold for
£26,000

Starting price
£18000