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NYINC Signature Sale 3030 5-6 January 2014
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James I (1603-25) gold Laurel ND, S-2638C, North-2114, 3rd Coinage of 1619-25, 4th Bust, Lis mm (struck 1623-24), MS63 NGC, highly lustrous and very choice, a wonderful example of the coinage showing James I looking like a Roman emperor in his toga, his portrait as crisp as ever seen, on reverse the crowned shield showing incredibly deep details of the engraving, struck on a broad full flan of perfect metal containing all parts of the letters of both legends, only a couple of letters not fully struck. The reverse legend, translating to mean "I will make them one nation" (Ezekiel 37: 20), which is crisply rendered here, is the perfect complement to the obverse legend begun in this reign, containing the Latin royal title MAG BRIT, which originated in the king's declaration of October 20, 1604, uniting the kingdoms of Scotland and England for the first time into Great Britain. The cataloguer cannot recall ever seeing a finer Laurel of King James. It's nothing short of a fabulous coin!
Estimate: 5000-6500 USD
James I (1603-25) gold Laurel ND, S-2638C, North-2114, 3rd Coinage of 1619-25, 4th Bust, Lis mm (struck 1623-24), MS63 NGC, highly lustrous and very choice, a wonderful example of the coinage showing James I looking like a Roman emperor in his toga, his portrait as crisp as ever seen, on reverse the crowned shield showing incredibly deep details of the engraving, struck on a broad full flan of perfect metal containing all parts of the letters of both legends, only a couple of letters not fully struck. The reverse legend, translating to mean "I will make them one nation" (Ezekiel 37: 20), which is crisply rendered here, is the perfect complement to the obverse legend begun in this reign, containing the Latin royal title MAG BRIT, which originated in the king's declaration of October 20, 1604, uniting the kingdoms of Scotland and England for the first time into Great Britain. The cataloguer cannot recall ever seeing a finer Laurel of King James. It's nothing short of a fabulous coin!
Estimate: 5000-6500 USD