James I gold Angel, second coinage, initial mark book, rarest mm, ex Lingford
James I (1603-25), fine gold Angel, of eleven shillings, second coinage (1604-19), St Michael slaying dragon right, Latin legend and beaded border surrounding on both sides, initial mark book (1616-17) both sides, pellet stops, .IACOBVS. D; G; MAG; BRIT; FRA; ET. HI; REX., rev. flat decked ship sailing, no bowsprit, large quartered shield at centre, I to left of mast, cinquefoil to right, beaded circles and legend surrounding, .A. DNO. FACTVM. EST. ISTVD., weight 4.58g (Schneider -; N.2081; S.2615). Toned, with some traces of creasing and associated weakness, some smoothing on tunic of saint where some scratches have been obscured, otherwise a bold very fine and a very rare mint mark, especially rare in unpierced state, and note that there is no example of this mint mark present in the Schneider Collection for this denomination, we know of only one other book mint mark in unpierced state in private hands.
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James I (1603-25), fine gold Angel, of eleven shillings, second coinage (1604-19), St Michael slaying dragon right, Latin legend and beaded border surrounding on both sides, initial mark book (1616-17) both sides, pellet stops, .IACOBVS. D; G; MAG; BRIT; FRA; ET. HI; REX., rev. flat decked ship sailing, no bowsprit, large quartered shield at centre, I to left of mast, cinquefoil to right, beaded circles and legend surrounding, .A. DNO. FACTVM. EST. ISTVD., weight 4.58g (Schneider -; N.2081; S.2615). Toned, with some traces of creasing and associated weakness, some smoothing on tunic of saint where some scratches have been obscured, otherwise a bold very fine and a very rare mint mark, especially rare in unpierced state, and note that there is no example of this mint mark present in the Schneider Collection for this denomination, we know of only one other book mint mark in unpierced state in private hands.
