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Code: 11727
This is a nice silver shilling of King James Ist, third coinage, Trefoil mm, struck at London in 1613. Sixth bust.
Obverse: IACOBVS·D·G·MA·BRI·FRA·ET·HIB·REX·, ( "James by the Grace of God King of Great Britain, France and Ireland") Sixth crowned bust of King James I right, mintmark 'Trefoil'.
Reverse: QUAE·DEVS·CONIVNXIT·NEMO·SEPARET ("What God hath joined let no man put asunder") Quartered shield of arms within, legend around.
DENOMINATION: Shilling
CULTURE: Stuart England
MONARCH: King James Ist
DATE: 1603 - 1625 AD (this coin minted in 1613)
MATERIAL: Silver
SIZE: 32mm diameter
WEIGHT: 5.83 grams
ATTRIBUTION: Spink 2668
PROVENANCE: Formerly in a private collection Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.