Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 1144. Estimate $1250.  Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009.  Sold For $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

STUART. James I. 1603-1625. AR Shilling (5.86 g, 5h). First coinage. Tower mint. Struck 1603-1604. IACOBVS • D’ • G’ • ANG’ • SCO’ • FRA’ • ET • HIB’ • REX, crowned second bust right; XII behind, im: thistle / • EXVRGAT • DEVS • DISSIPENTVR • INIMICI •, coat of arms of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland. North 2073; SCBC 2646. Near EF, toned. Well struck for issue.