Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p A Jacobus is an English gold coin of the reign of James I, worth 25 shillings. The name of the coin comes from the Latin inscription surrounding the King's head on the obverse of the coin, IACOBUS D G MAG BRIT FRA ET HI REX (James by the grace of God ruler of Britain, France, and Ireland, King).Isaac Newton refers to the coin in a letter to John Locke: The Jacobus piece coin'd for 20 shillings is the hide41 [sic]: part of a pound Troy, and a Carolus 20s piece is of the same weight.. }
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- Jacobus comment "A Jacobus is an English gold coin of the reign of James I, worth 25 shillings. The name of the coin comes from the Latin inscription surrounding the King's head on the obverse of the coin, IACOBUS D G MAG BRIT FRA ET HI REX (James by the grace of God ruler of Britain, France, and Ireland, King).Isaac Newton refers to the coin in a letter to John Locke: The Jacobus piece coin'd for 20 shillings is the hide41 [sic]: part of a pound Troy, and a Carolus 20s piece is of the same weight.".