Triton XIX, Lot: 2750. Estimate $30000. Sold for $60000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCOTLAND. James VIII. Pretender, 1688-1766. AV “Crown” (43mm, 58.34 g, 6h). Dies by J. Roettiers. Dated 1716, though struck 1828 by Matthew Young. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms. Burns 1; SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) –; SCBC 5732. Choice EF, lustrous, minor hairlines, usual die rust. Extremely rare.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, February 1984.