CNG 109, Lot: 1053. Estimate $750. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCOTLAND. Charles II. 1649-1685. AR Four merks (41mm, 25.91 g, 12h). First coinage, Type III. Edinburgh mint; mm: F and thistle. Dated 1674/3. Laureate, draped, and armored bust right; F and thistle below bust / Cruciform coats-of-arms around LIII/4 (mark of value); crowned monogram in quarters. Murray, Scottish 5; Burns 4 and fig. 1048; SCBC 5606. Fine, toned, small edge flaw. Rare.

From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.