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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	England (made)

This gold coin is a hammered soverign dating from King James I's reign. The king is shown in profile on the obverse side while on the reverse the royal arms appear crowned.

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Category	Scotland
Object type	Coin
Materials and techniques	Gold Gold Hammered
Brief description	Gold coin, a hammered soverign of King James I.
Physical description	Coin. Gold. Hammered soverign of King James I. Obv., profile bust of the King and legend, 'Jacobvs D. G. Mag. Brit. Fran et Hib. Rex.;' Rev., the Royal arms crowned and the words 'Faciam eos in gentem unam.'
Dimensions	Diameter: 1.5in
Credit line	Bequeathed by John Jones
Object history	Jones Bequest.
Subject depicted	James (I of England and VI of Scotland)
Summary	This gold coin is a hammered soverign dating from King James I's reign. The king is shown in profile on the obverse side while on the reverse the royal arms appear crowned.
Bibliographic references	List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1882. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1883. pp. 86 Catalogue of the Jones Bequest. 1924
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	947-1882

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Record created	July 24, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O164225/coin-unknown/

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