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Triton XXIV

Lot nuber 1451

SCOTLAND. Mary. 1542-1567. AV Abbey Crown – Twenty Shillings (25mm, 3.43 g, 6h). First period. Edinburgh mint; im: star/crown. Struck 1542.


Triton XXIV
Lot: 1451.
 Estimated: $ 7 500

British, Gold

Sold For $ 16 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SCOTLAND. Mary. 1542-1567. AV Abbey Crown – Twenty Shillings (25mm, 3.43 g, 6h). First period. Edinburgh mint; im: star/crown. Struck 1542. (star) MΛRIΛ · DEI · GRΛ · REGINΛ · SCOTORVM, crowned coat-of-arms; cinquefoils flanking / (crown) · CRVCIS · ΛRMΛ · SEQVΛMVR, cross fleurée with quatrefoil at center; thistles in quarters. Murray, First, pp. 82-3; Burns 3 and (fig. 808 – same dies); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) 976 (same dies); SCBC 5390. Trace of double striking and a few very light marks.. In NGC encapsulation 5919332-004, graded MS 61. Lightly toned. Very rare.

Ex Archbishop Sharp (Morton & Eden 91, 7 December 2017), lot 283.

Dr. John Sharp (1644-1714) was a clergyman who rose through the offices of the Church of England to become Archbishop of York in 1691. Sharp started collecting coins in 1687 and focused his energies primarily on the issues of the British Isles, acquiring many highly important rarities. Sharp was in contact with several other leading numismatists of his age, including Ralph Thoresby, to whom he addressed his manuscript, ‘Observations on the Coinage of England’, published in 1785. The great 19th Century numismatist, Roger Ruding, regarded this work as, "the first systematic treatise ever composed on the subject." On Sharp's death, the collection was left to his son and was kept together for some 250 years by his descendants. In the words of the late Harry Manville, 'Sharp pedigrees are among the oldest available in British numismatics.'

The final winners of all Triton XXIV lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 19-20 January 2021. This lot is in Session Four, which begins 20 January 2021 at 2 PM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 22.50% for all others.

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