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The Remarkable "Ellerby Area" Hoard of English Gold Coins (1610-1727) | James I (1603-1625), Second Coinage, Crown Gold Issues [.917 Fine], Unite, 16 May 1618 - 9 June 1619, Tower, •(m.m.)• IACOBVS .' D .' G .' MA .' BRI .' FRA .' ET .' HI .' REX fifth crowned bust right, wearing plain armour, holding orb and shouldering sceptre, rev. (m.m.) • FACIAM • EOS • IN • GENTEM • VNAM • crowned and garnished shield of arms, I-R at sides, 10.25g, 10h, m.m. plain cross [7a] (PAS: YORYM-18E848 = BM 2019 T668/9 this coin; Lingford II, 955-956; Schneider III, 29B; North 2085; Spink 2620), faint hairlines across original lustrous surfaces, beautifully struck up and delightfully uniform, a fantastically bold very fine, rare in this exemplary grade, a scarce pyx mark, with NGC 'Ellerby' Certification (#6380983-009).

Estimate: £1000 - £1500