429, Lot: 621. Estimate $100. Sold for $120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR Half thistle merk (25.5mm, 3.24 g, 12h). Eighth coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1602. Crowned coat-of-arms / Crowned thistle. SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 1293-6; SCBC 5498. Near VF, toned, a few scratches.

From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.