CNG 108, Lot: 1224. Estimate $750. Sold for $910. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR Ryal (43mm, 29.99 g, 11h). First coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1570. Crowned royal coat-of-arms; crowned I R across field / Upright sword surmounted by crown; across upper field, hand pointing toward XXX (mark of value); 15 70 across central field. Burns 2 var. (stops); SCBI 58 (Edinburgh), 1330–1 (same obv. die); SCBC 5472. VF, some roughness on obverse, a few minor scratches on reverse.

Ex Cederlind BBS 156 (30 September 2010), lot 435.