James I Quarter-Laurel, 3rd coinage, bust with straight ties, mm lis (1623-24)
James I (1603-25), gold Quarter-Laurel of Five Shillings, third coinage (1619-25), laureate and draped bust left, straight ties at rear of bust, value behind, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding on both sides, initial mark lis (1623-24), beaded inner circle obverse only, IACOBVS D. G. MAG. BRI. FRA. ET. HI. REX., rev. long cross fourchee over crowned quartered shield of arms, legend surrounding with thin linear circle without punctuation, HENRIC 9 ROSAS REGNA IACOB.9, mint mark at end of third word, weight 2.27g (Schneider 98; N.2118; S.2642). Of bright appearance but with a light overtone, weak at centre of head and at crown over shield, otherwise about very fine.
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James I (1603-25), gold Quarter-Laurel of Five Shillings, third coinage (1619-25), laureate and draped bust left, straight ties at rear of bust, value behind, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding on both sides, initial mark lis (1623-24), beaded inner circle obverse only, IACOBVS D. G. MAG. BRI. FRA. ET. HI. REX., rev. long cross fourchee over crowned quartered shield of arms, legend surrounding with thin linear circle without punctuation, HENRIC 9 ROSAS REGNA IACOB.9, mint mark at end of third word, weight 2.27g (Schneider 98; N.2118; S.2642). Of bright appearance but with a light overtone, weak at centre of head and at crown over shield, otherwise about very fine.
