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James I 1603-1625 AD
On the death of Elizabeth I in 1603, the Scots after numerous attempts both fair and foul, manged to secure the throne and James VI of Scotland became James I of England. This reign lasted over twenty years and it produced a variety of coinage including these hammered silver sixpences. Fairly scarce items and in fine condition. There are many coins of interest in the reign of King James I. First of note is the fact that the Sixpences are the only coins of his reign to bear a date. The most sought after date from this reign for historical purposes is 1611. That is the year the King James version of the Bible was commissioned. Like any of the sixpences minted in the teens, this date is quite scarce. The 1607 Sixpence is a fairly common date.
Early sixpences of James I feature the alternative reverse inscription EXVRGAT DEVS DISSIPENTVR INIMICI, meaning "Let God arise and His enemies be scattered", becoming QVAE DEVS CONIVNXIT NEMO SEPARET, meaning "What God hath put together let no man put asunder" after 1604. Charles I sixpences follow the usual design, except that coins minted after 1630 do not bear a date, and the reverse inscription reads CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO, meaning "I reign under the auspices of Christ".
On the death of Elizabeth I in 1603, the Scots after numerous attempts both fair and foul, manged to secure the throne and James VI of Scotland became James I of England. This reign lasted over twenty years and it produced a variety of coinage including these hammered silver sixpences. Fairly scarce items and in fine condition. There are many coins of interest in the reign of King James I. First of note is the fact that the Sixpences are the only coins of his reign to bear a date. The most sought after date from this reign for historical purposes is 1611. That is the year the King James version of the Bible was commissioned. Like any of the sixpences minted in the teens, this date is quite scarce. The 1607 Sixpence is a fairly common date.
Early sixpences of James I feature the alternative reverse inscription EXVRGAT DEVS DISSIPENTVR INIMICI, meaning "Let God arise and His enemies be scattered", becoming QVAE DEVS CONIVNXIT NEMO SEPARET, meaning "What God hath put together let no man put asunder" after 1604. Charles I sixpences follow the usual design, except that coins minted after 1630 do not bear a date, and the reverse inscription reads CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO, meaning "I reign under the auspices of Christ".
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Stuart hammered Silver Sixpence James 1st, 1603-25, dated 1624. Third issue, sixth (and final) bust, i.m lis. seldom seen date.
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