429, Lot: 623. Estimate $75. Sold for $45. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR Quarter thistle merk (22mm, 1.52 g, 11h). Eighth coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1601. Crowned coat-of-arms / Crowned thistle. SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), –; SCBC 5499. Fine, toned. Creased and flattened.

From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.