Cameron Maclean

This example was purchased by William Hunter sometime between 1770 & 1783, meaning that it was possibly acquired while the American Revolutionary War was ongoing. Hunter's collection was donated to the the University of Glasgow upon his death in 1783, where it has remained ever since.

While it was minted later, this and most of the coins of the Massachusetts Bay Colony are dated 1652 because that was the year that the colony established its coinage.

This silver shilling of the Massachusetts Bay Colony is one of the earliest coins minted in what would become the USA. It depicts a pine tree & was struck in Boston sometime between c.1667 & 1682. This specimen is from the collection of the Hunterian museum.

Charles I is depicted crowned on the other side. The surrounding Latin inscription translates to: ‘Charles, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland’.

Beautiful example. The museum has the only two surviving angels that were distributed by Charles I when touching for the King's Evil in Edinburgh in 1633. I think they'd make for an interesting blog.

Briot often signed his work with a small 'B'. You can see it just above the crown on this coin. This particular coin never entered circulation but Briot did use his machinery to strike small numbers of English circulating coins in 1631-1632 & 1638-1639.

The royal arms appear on this pattern shilling of Charles I that dates to 1635. It was produced via Nicholas Briot’s minting machinery so it is of much higher quality than the regular circulating coins that were struck by hand. This example is from the Hunterian Collection.

The coin gets its name from its reverse design, which features a Tudor rose at the centre of a spur-like sunburst or star. This central motif is surrounded by crowned lions passant and fleur-de-lis, symbols of the kingdoms of England & France.

A crowned lion supports the royal coat of arms on this gold spur-ryal of King James VI & I that was minted at the Tower of London sometime between 1619 & 1620. These coins were struck in small numbers for distribution as gifts by the king. From the Hunterian collection.

The goddess Venus appears on the other side. This is one of around 40 coins of Julius Caesar that William Hunter acquired between 1770 & 1783.

The surrounding Latin inscription reads: ‘CAESAR DICT PERPETVO’ (‘Caesar, Dictator for Life’).

This silver coin of Julius Caesar was minted in the last weeks of his life. It was struck sometime between mid-February and his assassination on 15 March 44 BC. Caesar is depicted wearing a laurel wreath and the veil of the Pontifex Maximus. From the Hunterian Collection.

We also had James VI & Queen Anna’s marriage medal (1590) made into a badge.

From left to right: £20 piece (1575), laurel (1623-1625), rose ryal (1619-1620) & hat piece (1592).

Coin badges made for the @kingjamesconf.bsky.social alongside the original coins from the Hunterian collection.

Thank you to everyone that came to my coin handling workshops at @kingjamesconf.bsky.social It was an absolute privilege to get to introduce (most of) you to James VI & I’s coins.

The ‘Wall of Jameses’ votes have been counted and the winner is… Nicholas Hilliard’s Lyte Jewel (c.1610-11)!!! (Modelled here by our speaker @emilyhay.bsky.social)

A random selection of Jacobean coins and medals from the workshop hosted by the marvellous @cmaclean.bsky.social during the third day of @kingjamesconf.bsky.social
It has been the most inspiring three days. So sad it's over.

We’ll also be handling medals that depict James and his family.

Some of the many Scottish, English & Irish coins of James VI & I that we’ll be handling at the upcoming @kingjamesconf.bsky.social They’re from the collection of the Hunterian and date from 1567 to 1625.

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Top to bottom, left to right: £20 (1575), ducat (1580), 10 shillings (1582), hat piece (1592), rider (1594), 10 shillings (1593), sovereign (1604), sixpence (1603), spur ryal (1605-6), shilling (1616-17), laurel (1623-24) & rose ryal (1619-20). We'll handle many at @kingjamesconf.bsky.social

King James VI & I (1567-1625) issued one of the most varied coinages of any monarch. Here's some of his Scottish & English coins from the Hunterian collection that display the massive range of different depictions used during his reign. They show James aged from 9 years old up to his 50s.

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The earliest numismatic depiction of James VI appears on this gold £20 piece. It was minted in 1575 when the king was 9 years old & was the heaviest gold coin struck for circulation in the British Isles up to that point. It's one of the Hunterian coins we'll be handling at @kingjamesconf.bsky.social

I hadn’t noticed that

The only other example that I know of is in the collection of the British Museum. Both are struck from the same pair of dies. Is anyone aware of any other specimens?

The obverses of the two coins.