CNG 88, Lot: 2082. Estimate $500. Sold for $1700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR Ryal (43mm, 29.94 g, 1h). First coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1571. :· IACOBVS · 6 · DEI · GRATIA · REX · SCOTORVM :·, crowned coat-of-arms; crowned I R across field / :· PRO · ME · SI · MEREOR · IN · ME :, upright sword surmounted by crown; hand pointing toward XXX (denomination) and 15 71 across field. Burns 6 (fig. 921); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) 1212; SCBC 5472. Near VF, toned, a few marks under the tone.

Ex M. G. Linger Collection.