SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR Half Merk – Noble (32mm, 6.37 g, 5h). Second coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1576.

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SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR Half Merk – Noble (32mm, 6.37 g, 5h). Second coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1576. Crowned coat-of-arms; 6 8 (mark of value) flanking / Cross fleurée with five-rayed star at center; alternating crowns and thistles in quarters; thistles in first and fourth quarters. SCBI 58 (Edinburgh), 1407-8; SCBC 5478. Toned, fine, natural green deposits, double struck. Fine.

From the James & Martha Robertson Collection, purchased from Spink, February 2009.


Closing Date and Time: 20 May 2020 at 14:27:20 ET.