429, Lot: 664. Estimate $75. Sold for $45. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCOTLAND. Charles II. 1649-1685. AR Half Merk (21.5mm, 2.89 g, 5h). First coinage, Type II. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1671. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; thistle below / Cruciform coats-of-arms around VI/8 (mark of value); crowned monograms in angles. SCBC 5614. Fine, toned.

From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.