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A '''Jacobus''' is an English [[gold coin]] of the reign of [[James I of England|James I]], worth 25 [[shillings]]. |
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The correspondence of [[Isaac Newton]] refers to the coin: |
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'''== Jacobus is really Carel. ==''' |
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<blockquote>'' The Jacobus piece coin'd for 20 shillings is the 41th: part of a pound Troy, and a Carolus 20s piece is of the same weight. But a broad Jacobus (as I find by weighing some of them) is the 38th part of a pound Troy.''</blockquote> |
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More broadly, ''Jacobus'' is the [[Latin]] form of the English name [[James]]. |
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==References== |
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* [http://www.public-domain-content.com/books/discourse_coin_coinage/9.shtml ''A Discourse of Coin and Coinage''], with some information on the coin. |
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* [http://www.gold.org/value/reserve_asset/history/monetary_history/vol1/1698sep19.html Correspondence] of Isaac Newton, [[Warden of the Mint]], dated from [[Jermin Street, Westminster]], to [[John Locke]], concerning the weight and fineness of various coins. ([[September 19]], [[1698]]). |
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Revision as of 02:53, 22 August 2007
A Jacobus is an English gold coin of the reign of James I, worth 25 shillings.
The correspondence of Isaac Newton refers to the coin:
The Jacobus piece coin'd for 20 shillings is the 41th: part of a pound Troy, and a Carolus 20s piece is of the same weight. But a broad Jacobus (as I find by weighing some of them) is the 38th part of a pound Troy.
More broadly, Jacobus is the Latin form of the English name James.
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wood, James, ed. (1907). The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - A Discourse of Coin and Coinage, with some information on the coin.
- Correspondence of Isaac Newton, Warden of the Mint, dated from Jermin Street, Westminster, to John Locke, concerning the weight and fineness of various coins. (September 19, 1698).
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