Great Britain (1604-05) crown Fr-236

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Sincona sale 77, lot 2358

This specimen was lot 2358 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 1,200 CHF (about US$1,457 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich. James I. 1603-1625. Gold Britain crown n. d. (1604-1605), Tower Mint. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (kingdom of Great Britain, James I, 1603-25, gold crown, Tower mint. Second coinage. First bust. Mintmark lis. Very fine-extremely fine.)"

This gold crown of James' second issue was accompanied by a rose ryal (Fr-230), angel, half angel (Fr-233), spur ryal (Fr-231), unite (Fr-234), double crown (Fr-235) and half crown (Fr-237). Confusingly, a thistle crown (Fr-238, worth four shillings), was struck at the same time as this piece. With the accession of James I we drop "England" as the country name and adopt the current "Great Britain."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.25 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 2.48 g.

Catalog reference: KM 34, Spink 2624. Fr-236.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
  • Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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