James I 1620-1621 AD, Gold Quarter Laurel, 2.23 grams, 21.80 mm. 
First bust, Third Coinage, 1619-1625. 5 Shillings. 

Obverse: IACOBVS DG MAG BRIT FRA ET HIB REX, laureate bust left, 
with ‘rose’ mintmark. 
Reverse: HENRICVS ROSAS REGNA (rose) IACOBVS, square topped shield of arms.

S. 2642. 

Good very fine with an extremely fine bust of the king, 
contemporarily pierced for use as a pendant or good luck charm.

With permission of TimeLine Originals (www.time-lines.co.uk), October, 2011