Auction: 25005 - The Carrington and Pallas Collections of Exceptional English and Anglo-Gallic Gold Coins and Proof Sets
Lot: 128
James I (1603-1625), Second Coinage, Double-Crown, 1618-1619, Tower (m.m.) • IACOBVS .' D '. G '. MA '. BRI '. FRA '. ET '. HI '. REX • fifth crowned bust right, rev. • (m.m.) • HENRICVS • ROSAS • REGNA • IACOBVS, crowned shield, dividing I-R, 5.04g [77.78grns], 7h, m.m. book on lectern (cf. Schneider II, 31-42, this mintmark not listed; North 2089; S.2623), uneven edges with areas of blundered detail, otherwise with a rich honey-golden tone, a rare mintmark, good fine to very fine
Provenance
Baldwin's, by private treaty
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