429, Lot: 602. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR Half merk (31mm, 6.89 g, 4h). Second coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1574. Crowned coat-of-arms; numerals 6 and 8 flanking / Cross fleurée with five-rayed star at center; alternating crowns and thistles in quarters; thistles in second and third quarters. SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) 1223-4; SCBC 5478. Fine, cleaned.

From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.