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James I
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REVJames I First Coinage Gold Sovereign (1603–1604)
Struck at the Tower Mint between May 1603 and November 1604, the First Coinage gold sovereign of James I represents the short-lived continuation of the Elizabethan 20-shilling crown gold standard prior to the weight reductions of the Second Coinage Unite. Bearing the new armorial bearings of the personal Union of the Crowns and the martial Psalm legend Exurgat Deus, this issue marks the initial monetary transition of the Stuart dynasty in England.
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REVGold Unite of James I: Second Coinage, Kingdom of England
An authoritative examination of the Jacobean gold unite struck during the Second Coinage (1604–1619) at the Tower Mint in London, detailing its political iconography of Anglo-Scottish union, weight adjustments, and epigraphy.
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REVJames I Gold Rose Ryal of Thirty Shillings (Third Coinage, 1619–1625)
An authoritative examination of the Third Coinage gold rose ryal of James I, authorized in 1619 at thirty shillings in fine gold, featuring the enthroned monarch in majesty, royal quarterings over a cross fleury, and value mark XXX.
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REVJames I Gold Laurel (1619–1625): Third Coinage English Twenty-Shilling Gold
An architectural analysis of the Jacobean gold laurel authorized under the Third Coinage indenture of 1619, examining its Roman imperial iconography, adjusted twenty-shilling metrology, and Tower Mint bust typology.