ANNO / CICICCLXXII / GRONINGA / AB EPISC· COLON· ET / MONAST
otherwise with a great portrait
Toned extremely fine
Toned a little unevenly
the initial cross and X from the same punch and both in saltire
Ireland, James I Sixpence, 1st coinage, mm bell, ex Gietzelt ANNO / CICICCLXXII / GRONINGAIreland, James I (1603 25), silver Sixpence, first coinage (1603 04), first crowned bust right, beaded circles and legend surrounding, initial mark bell both sides, . IACOBVS. D; G; ANG; SCO; FRA; ET. HIB; REX., rev. crowned harp, beaded circles and legend surrounding, . TVEATVR. VNITA. DEVS. weight 2. 13g (DF 260; S. 6514). Toned, a few light hairline scratches, otherwise almost very fine.