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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 8645245, member: 4910&quot;]Two shillings from Good King James:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_britain_james1_shilling_1604.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Britain James I (1603-1625) shilling</p><p>Silver, 30 mm, 5.69 gm</p><p>Struck London Tower Mint 1604-1605</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse:</p><p>Crowned head facing right</p><p>IACOBVS D G ANG SCO FRA ET HIB REX</p><p>(James by the Grace of God, England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, King)</p><p>XII to left of head</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse:</p><p>Shields of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, lis mint mark</p><p>EXVRGAT DEVS DISSIPENTVR INIMICI</p><p>(Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_britain_james1_shilling_ireland.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Britain James I (1603-1625) shilling Minted for Ireland</p><p>Silver, 26 mm, 4.46 gm</p><p>Struck London Tower Mint 1606-1607</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse:</p><p>Crowned head facing right</p><p>IACOBVS D G MAG BRIT FRA ET HIB REX</p><p>(James by the Grace of God, Great Britain, France, and Ireland King)</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse:</p><p>Crowned harp</p><p>HENRICVS ROSA REGNA IACOBVS</p><p>(Henry the Roses, James the Kingdoms)</p><p>Rose mint mark</p><p><br /></p><p>The motto means that Henry VII united the Roses (the Houses of York and Lancaster) and James united the Kingdoms (England and Scotland)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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