HISCIS1625HU - Scotland, Charles I Gold Half-Unit first coinage
Scotland, Charles I (1625-49), gold Half-Unit or Double Crown, first coinage (1625-35), crowned bust of James VI of Scotland right with altered chin and beard, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding both sides, initial mark thistle both sides, .CAROLVS. D. G. MAG. BRIT. FRAN. &. HIB. REX. rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, C struck over I to left, R to right, HENRICVS. ROSAS. REGNA IACOBVS. weight 4.92g (Burns 2 fig.1031; S.5528). A little double struck with a well defined portrait of the previous King, good very fine and extremely rare.
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Scotland, Charles I (1625-49), gold Half-Unit or Double Crown, first coinage (1625-35), crowned bust of James VI of Scotland right with altered chin and beard, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding both sides, initial mark thistle both sides, .CAROLVS. D. G. MAG. BRIT. FRAN. &. HIB. REX. rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, C struck over I to left, R to right, HENRICVS. ROSAS. REGNA IACOBVS. weight 4.92g (Burns 2 fig.1031; S.5528). A little double struck with a well defined portrait of the previous King, good very fine and extremely rare.
