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Auction: 15031 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins - Part 2
Lot: 299

James I (1603-25), third coinage 1619-25, fine gold Rose-Ryal of 30-Shillings, 12.52g, m.m. spur rowel both sides, iacobvs d: g: ma - bri: fr: et hib: rex., king enthroned, holding orb and fleur-tipped sceptre, back of throne garnished with a semée of thistles, portcullis at his feet, rev. a dno: factvm est istvd et est mirab: in oc: nris., plain square topped shield on cross fleury, value xxx above, encircled by a band with lis, lions, and roses (N.2108; Schneider 77; S.2632), lightly double struck on reverse and some short scratches to right of the shield, otherwise a magnificent full round coin with a superb and realistic portrait, extremely fine and rare

provenance
Purchased from Baldwin, 1946, £65
T B Clarke-Thornhill, Glendining, 24-29 May 1937, lot 125, £20
G W E Bieber, Sotheby, 13 May 1889, lot 113, 'very fine and rare', £12


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Sold for
£39,000