CNG 109, Lot: 1052. Estimate $1000. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCOTLAND. Charles II. 1649-1685. AR Four merks (41mm, 26.35 g, 9h). First coinage, Type I. Edinburgh mint; mm: thistle. Dated 1664. Laureate, draped, and armored bust right; thistle above / Cruciform coats-of-arms around LIII/4 (mark of value); crowned monogram in quarters. Murray, Scottish 1; Burns 1 and fig. 1048; SCBC 5604. Good Fine, toned, small die flaw on cheek. Rare.

From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.