Sixpence of James I from Ireland Mint: London
Ruler: James I, King of England, British, 1566–1625, ruled 1603–25

1603–25

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Silver

Dimensions

3.89 g, 10:00, 27 mm

Credit Line

George A. Class of 1954 and Nancy B. Shutt Acquisitions Fund

Accession Number

2021.83.32

Geography

Made in Tower (London), Ireland

Culture

Irish

Period

17th century

Classification

Numismatics

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Numismatics

Numismatics Reference Number

First bust SCBC 6517

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: Second coinage
Provenance
Probably Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., until about 1960’s [see note 1]. Sale, Skinner Auctions, Marlborough, February 12, 2020, lot 1136; sold to private collection, Amherst, Mass., February 12, 2020; sale, Classical Numismatics Group Keystone Auction, February 17, 2021, lot 246; sold to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2021

Note 1: Hand-written inscriptions on the boxes and index cards that sold alongside the coin at Skinner and CNG suggest the coin was formerly with the Yale University Library. The circumstance of transfer of the coin from Yale’s collections is unclear. The Gallery welcomes information that would further clarify the coin’s ownership history.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

coins

Marks

im: martlet

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