429, Lot: 608. Estimate $100. Sold for $75. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR Quarter merk (24mm, 3.16 g, 11h). Second coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1577. Crowned coat-of-arms; numerals 3 and 4 flanking / Cross fleurée with five-rayed star at center; alternating crowns and thistles in quarters; thistles in first and fourth quarters. SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) –; SCBC 5479. Near VF, toned.

From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.