CNG 109, Lot: 1017. Estimate $500. Sold for $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCOTLAND. Mary. 1542-1567. AR Half Testoon (24mm, 2.75 g, 10h). First period, Group III. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1558. Crowned royal coat-of-arms; M R across field; no annulets below / Jerusalem cross. Cf. Burns 13 and fig. 802 (for type); SCBC 5413. VF, attractively toned. Well struck.

From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex Dr James Davidson Collection (Part II, Dix, Noonan, Webb 60, 9 December 2003), lot 451.