Ireland, Stuart. James I AR Sixpence. First coinage. Tower (London) mint, struck 1603-4. • IACOBVS • D • G • ANG • SCO • FRA • ET • HIB • REX •, crowned bust to right; mintmark bell above / • TVEATVR • VNITA • DEVS •, crowned harp; bell to upper right. D&F 260; SCBC 6514. 2.29g, 23mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine; slight flatness, hairline scratch to rev., deep old cabinet tone. Very Rare.
From the David Freedman Collection.