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Auction: 22027 - The "Ellerby Area" Hoard of English Gold Coins
Lot: 6

The Remarkable "Ellerby Area" Hoard of English Gold Coins (1610-1727) | Scotland, James VI and I (1603-1625), Post-Union, Type II, Tenth Coinage, Scotch Unit of Twelve-Pounds or Sceptre Piece, 1609-1625, Edinburgh, (m.m.) IACOBVS • D • G • MAG • BRIT • FRAN & • HIB • R[EX] • King half-length right wearing Scottish crown and holding orb and sceptre, rev. •(m.m.)• FACIA[M •] EOS • IN • GENTEM • VNAM • crowned shield dividing I-R, Scotch arms in first and fourth quarters, 9.65g, 4h, m.m. thistle (PAS: YORYM-18E848 = BM 2019 T668/10 this coin; Lingford II, 864-865; SCBI 35, 1351ff; Burns 4, fig. 990; Spink 5464), a ragged edge between 12 and 2 o'clock and struck soft in parts to peripheries, otherwise a bolder fine, scarce, with NGC 'Ellerby' Certification (#6380983-010)

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Sold for
£1,600

Starting price
£500