SCOTLAND. Mary. 1542-1567. AR Testoon (27mm, 6.04 g, 10h). First period, group IIIa. Edinburgh mint; im: –/crown. Dated 1557. MARIA · DEI · G · SCOTOR · REGINA 1557, crowned coat of arms; M R and annulets flanking / (crown) · IN VIRTVTE · TVA · LIBERA ME · 1557, Jerusalem cross. Cf. Burns 17 (fig. 792 – for type); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 1010 (same dies); SCBC 5404. Good VF, toned.
