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Message:: [QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3357898, member: 14873"]Quote from the introduction to my previous thread titled Coins of the English Civil War Royals: “I said that I was reducing my Ancient coin collection to just twenty coins - and I intend to abide by that commitment. So what about the coins in this post? Well I assert that they are not part of a collection - that they in fact represent coins that I have (mostly) uncovered in “odds and ends” boxes as I have been cleaning out my Scriptorium/Man-cave ……… coins that I tossed into those boxes for eventual research and proper storage - some of them many years ago.Why these particular coins? Well, I was born and grew up right in the middle of great British History. The well preserved Roman town site of Ribchester was only a short bicycle ride from my house. The Civil war battlefield of Preston, where the Parliamentarian forces achieved their crushing victory over The Royalists that effectively ended the war, was only a short bus ride away, and I have always been entranced by that conflict ……………” This new thread is an expansion of that previous thread - I have now unearthed, and/or added a few more coins that resulted in a new web page that I have titled: COINAGE OF THE HOUSE OF STUART James I, Charles I, Charles II, James II, William & Mary, Queen Anne ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <a href="https://www.royal.uk/stewarts" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.royal.uk/stewarts" rel="nofollow">The Stuarts</a> - a very comprehensive online biographical and historical reference resource ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ James I (1603-1625) Silver Shilling (1603) <img src="http://jp29.org/000jameso.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/000jamesr.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Tower Mint (First issue Thistle) Seaby 2645, North 2072, Diameter: 30.2mm, Weight: 5.17gm Obverse depiction: James I wearing a crown, draped bust facing rightInscription: IACOBVS DG ANG SCO FRA ET HIB REX - XII (left field, 12 pence=one shilling)(James by the Grace of God King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland) Reverse depiction: Centered Coat of ArmsInscription: EXERGAT DEVS DISSPENTVR INIMIC(Let God arise and his enemies be scattered) Notes:1. Also simultaneously King James VI of Scotland2. Gunpowder Plot to blow up Parliament, November 5th, 1605 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Charles I (1625-1649) Silver Half-Crown (1625) <img src="http://jp29.org/000charles1s.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Tower Mint (Harp), Seaby 2771, North 2207, Diameter: 35mm, Weight: 15.13gm Obverse depiction: Charles I wearing crown and holding sword over his shoulder, mounted on plumed caparisoned horse walking leftInscription: CAROLVS DG MAG BR FR ET HIB REX(Charles by the Grace of God King of Great Britain France and Ireland) Reverse depiction: Garnished oval arms at center.Inscription: CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO(I reign under the auspices of Christ) Notes:1. Conflict with Parliament over role of the Monarchy and Religion led to the outbreak of Civil war in 1642 - Royalists versus Parliamentarians (Cavaliers and Roundheads) which ended in victory for Parliament in 16482. Charles I was the only English Monarch to be exectued in English history - charged and tried for treason by Parliament, found guilty and beheaded on 30 January 16493. England was governed by Parliament (Oliver Cromwell) as a Protectorate/Commonwealth from 1649 until 1660 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Charles II (1660-1685) Milled Silver Crown (1671) <img src="http://jp29.org/000chII71o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/000chII71r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />SPINK 3358, Diameter: 38mm, Weight: 29.58gm Obverse depiction: Draped bust facing rightInscription: CAROLVS II DEI GRATIA(Charles the second by the Grace of God) Reverse depiction: Four crowned shields, cruciform, the top bearing the arms of England, the right bearing the arms of Scotland, the bottom bearing the arms of France and the left bearing the arms of Ireland. In the angles formed by adjoining shields are two intertwined C's. At the center is the Star of the Garter.Inscription: MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 16(71)(King of Great Britain, France and Ireland) Edge Inscription: * + * DECVS ET TVTAMEN ANNO REGNI VICESIMO TERTIO(An Ornament and a Safeguard) {to deter edge clipping} followed by date of minting information. Notes:1. Milled coins with edge inscriptions adopted in 16622. Bubonic Plague epidemic 1665-16663. Great fire of London 2 September - 6 September 1666 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ James II (1685-1688) bronze "Gun money" shilling (1689) <img src="http://jp29.org/000james2s.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Dublin Mint, Diameter: 25mm, Weight: 5.33gm Obverse depiction: James II bust facing leftInscription: IACOBVS II DEI GRATIA(James the second by the Grace of God) Reverse depiction: Royal Crown, centered over crossed scepters.Peripheral inscription: MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 1689(King of Great Britain, France and Ireland)Inscription above Crown: XII (12 pence=one shilling)Inscription below Crown in script: Jan (month of issue)Inscription left and right of Crown in script: J R (James Rex) Notes:1. <a href="https://www.oldcurrencyexchange.com/2014/06/15/james-ii-gunmoney-a-photo-blog-of-the-known-variations/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.oldcurrencyexchange.com/2014/06/15/james-ii-gunmoney-a-photo-blog-of-the-known-variations/" rel="nofollow">O'Brien Coin Guide: James II Gun money</a> - an excellent online illustated reference ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ William & Mary (1688-1694) copper half penny (1694) <img src="http://jp29.org/000wandms.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Diameter: 28mm, Weight: 7.9gm Obverse depiction: Cojoined laureate and draped busts facing rightInscription: GVLIELMVS ET MARIA(William & Mary)Reverse depiction: Brittania,seated, left with shield and spear holding olive branch in right handInscription: BRITANNIA - 1694 (exergue) Notes:1.Ruled as William III (1689-1702) and Mary II (1689- 1694) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Queen Anne (1702-1714) bronze medal by Jean Dassier c. late 1700s <img src="http://jp29.org/000annes.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Diameter: 40.16mm, Weight: 29.07gm Obverse depiction: Bust of Queen Anne, facing left, wearing royal regalia and crownInscription: ANNA DG M BR FR ET HIB REGINA(Ann, by the grace of God Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland) Reverse depiction: sarcophagus surmounted by Victory recording Queen Anne's deeds during her reign while seated on a cannon barrel amidst a pile of captured arms, standards and cannons. Above is depiction of Fame blowing her trumpet.Inscription on side of sarcophagus:NATA 6 FEBR 1665CORONAT 23 APR 1702MORT 1 AVG 1714(Dates of Birth, Coronation and Death) Notes:1. <a href="https://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/articles/2115" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/articles/2115" rel="nofollow">Jean (John) Dassier, Medal Maker (1676-1763)</a> - an excellent online reference ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[/QUOTE]

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