Great Britain (1605-06) spur ryal Fr-231

Ponterio sale 176, lot 20129

This specimen was lot 20129 in Ponterio sale 176 (Chicago, August 2013), where it sold for $25,850. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. James I, 1603-1625. Spur-ryal, ND (1605-06). Rose. Second Coinage. Boldly Struck and Very Rare Spur-ryal. King standing on ship holding sword and broad quartered square top shield; rose at side of vessel. Rv. Spur rowel, small rose at center, encircled by ring of alternating crown and lis, all enclosed in tressure of eight arches. A very rare type and a sharp looking coin overall. We note a double bend crease, though this is as struck. This example boasts an especially strong strike rendering concise, complete legends on both sides (far superior to Schneider 11 plate coin). The portrait details are excellent and there is only slight wear seen. A nicely balanced coin complementing earlier Tudor Spur-ryals from this magnificent collection. Very Fine. Ex: Glendining, 1981." This spur ryal of James' second issue was accompanied by a rose ryal (Fr-230), angel, half angel, unite (Fr-234), double crown (Fr-235), crown and half crown. With the accession of James I we drop the "England" as the country name and adopt the current "Great Britain."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold, this specimen 105.1 grains.

Catalog reference: S-2614; North-2080; Fr-231; KM-41.

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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, and Bruce Roland Hagen, Ponterio sale 176: The Thos. H. Law Collection of English Gold Coins, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2013.
• 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.

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• (1605-06) silver crown
• (1605-06) rose ryal
• (1606-07) gold crown
• Great Britain (1606-07) double crown
• Great Britain (1606-07) unite Fr-234
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