James I (1603-25), silver Crown, third coinage (1619-25), variety with plumes over reverse shield indicating Welsh mined silver, armoured King on horseback right, sword on shoulder, plain groundline below, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding both sides, initial mark trefoil over lis (1624) both sides, IACOBVS D: G: MAG: BRI: FRAN: ET HIB: REX., rev. Welsh plumes over quartered shield of arms, legend and beaded border surrounding, no punctuation with letter Ns inverted, except the second N which is N punched over inverted N, QVÆ DEVS CONIVNXIT NEMO SEPARET, 29.88g (Cooper dies X*/XIX*; N.2121; S.2665). Toned with some light flan striations and surface marks, practically very fine and rare.

The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on the obverse, "James, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland," and on the reverse "What God hath joined together let no man put asunder."

Struck from June 27th 1624, the trefoil mint mark silver coins of James I sometimes carry a Welsh plumes reverse to denote the use of silver that has been mined under the instruction of Sir Hugh Myddleton from Cardiganshire, Wales to mint those particular issues. For further reading see “The Metal in Britain’s Coins” by Graham Birch.

Provenance:
Ex Studio Coins, purchased at Coinex Chester, 27-28th March 1998.

Estimate: £ 3,000 - 4,000