CNG 100, Lot: 1069. Estimate $5000. Sold for $5400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

STUART. James I. 1603-1625. AV Rose Ryal – 30 Shillings ( 32mm, 13.69 g, 2h). Second coinage. Tower (London) mint; im: star (over crown). Struck 1611-1612. (star) IACOBVS · D’· G’· MAG’· BRIT FRAN’· ET · HIBER’· REX · , James seated facing on throne, head slightly left, wearing crown and mantle and holding scepter and orb; portcullis below / (star) · A · DNO’ · FACTVM · EST · ISTVD · ET · EST · MIRAB’ · OCVLIS · NRIS ·, coat-of-arms within ornate polylobe; all within decorative rose. Schneider 9 (same dies); North 2079; SCBC 2613. VF, wavy flan, splits at 6h and 1h.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Rarcoa 33 (17 March 1983), lot 226.