a gold coin with an image of a man on it
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Estimate €10,000
Description
GREAT BRITAIN James I (1603–1625). 20-shilling laurel coin, 3rd issue, 1st ND head (1619–1620), London. Obverse (variant) IACOBVS D: G: MAG: BRI: FRA: ET HIB: REX. Bust facing left, draped and in armour, head wearing a laurel wreath; behind, XX. Rev. FACIAM – EOS IN – GENTEM – VNAM (variant). A divided and crowned shield, resting on a long cross which cuts across the legend. S.2637 (24) – Fr.242; Gold – 8.96 g – 36 mm – 5 h From the F. Sternberg XXV sale, 25–26 November 1991, lot 1230, with a collector’s label. NGC AU DETAILS OBV RIM FILED (8769660-006). Featuring a spur as a distinguishing mark. On a fairly wide flan, with a vigorous strike, showing only slight clovering on the reverse. Edge slightly filed on the obverse. Even wear across the fields, with a lovely golden patina. Superb. https://d10dakqizeg4uw.cloudfront.net/VAE19/2117.mp4
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Auction time 10/15/2026 at 9:30 AM
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