SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR Half Thistle Merk (26mm, 3.16 g, 2h). Eighth Coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1601. IACOBVS · 6 · D · G · R · SCOTOR[VM], crowned coat-of-arms / REGEM · IOVA · PROTECIT · 1601, crowned thistle. Burns 1 (fig. 944); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) 1291-2; SCBC 5498. VF, toned, areas of weak strike.
