Modern coin – HCR41835

Obverse

Inscription:

CAROLVS D G MAG BRITAN FRAN ET HIB REX

Design:

bust of Charles I, wearing armour, holding orb in left hand, sceptre in right, facing right

Reverse

Inscription:

HIS PRAESVM VT PROSIM

Design:

crowned shield of arms of Scotland, England, and Ireland; crowned C and R either side

Information

Period

Modern

Group

Third Coinage - Briot's Issue

Authority

Scotland: kingdom

Person

Charles I, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1625–1649, Nicholas Briot

Reign

Charles I, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland

Dating

1637–1642

Mint

Edinburgh

Denomination

Unit

Metal

gold

Technique

milled

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

9.9

Axis

Diameter (mm)

44.9

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

12/1925

Source

Miss E. C. Hatchett Jackson

Die link (obverse and reverse)

http://hcr.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/hcr41834

Die link (obverse and reverse)

http://hcr.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/hcr41836

Die link (obverse and reverse)

http://hcr.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/hcr41837

Reference

SCBI 35 : 1393

Reference

Burns : 1032(3)

Reference

2002 - Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of Scotland Ireland and the Islands : 5532

Reference

Murray, J. K. R. - 1970 - The Scottish gold and silver coinages of Charles I : p. 136, no. 1

Contributors to this coin record

SGlenn, jbaker, cgallacher