CNG 91, Lot: 1571. Estimate $2000. Sold for $2750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCOTLAND. Mary, with Henry Darnley. 1542-1567. AR Ryal (42mm, 30.44 g, 7h). Fourth period. Dated 1566. Crowned arms of Scotland; thistles at sides / Crowned palm tree, upon which tortoise climbs; scroll across field inscribed DAT GLORIA VIRES. Burns 6 (fig. 905); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 1123-4; SCBC 5425. VF, darkly toned, light scratch under tone in field on obverse. Choice for grade.

Ex Tom Zimmer Collection (Triton XIII, 5 January 2010), lot 2113.