Great Britain (1620-21) rose ryal Fr-239
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This specimen was lot 1102 in Sincona sale 79 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 62,500 CHF (about US$74,906 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich, James I. 1603-1625. Rose ryal n. d. (1620-1621), Tower Mint. Third coinage. Mintmark rose. Very rare. NGC MS61. Cabinet piece." This gold rose ryal had a face value of thirty shillings. With the accession of James I we drop "England" as the country name and adopt the current "Great Britain."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13 g, 0.995 fine gold, this specimen is 12.50 g.
Catalog reference: KM 66.2, Spink 2632. Schneider coll. -. Fr-239.
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- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 79, British Collection, Part 3, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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