429, Lot: 617. Estimate $200. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR Thistle merk (33mm, 6.65 g, 2h). Eighth coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1601. Crowned coat-of-arms; SCORVM in legend / Crowned thistle. SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), –; SCBC 5497 (variety unlisted). VF, toned.

From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.