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JAMES I SILVER HAMMERED SHILLING MINTMARK LIS

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Code: 10603



James I Silver Hammered Shilling
Third coinage (1619-25), mint mark Lis (1623-4)
Obverse: Sixth crowned bust facing right, value (XII) behind, with Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding: IACOBVS. D: G: MAG: BRI: FRA: ET HI: REX
Reverse: Quartered shield of arms, with Latin legend and beaded circle surrounding: QVÆ DEVS CONIVNXIT NEMO SEPARET
S.2668; N.2124.
31 mm in diameter, 5.6 grams.
Well struck on a large full round flan, good very fine with a superb deep cabinet tone, usual weakness on the kings bust.
With an old collectors ticket, dated July 1998.