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Auction: 4013 - Ancient, English, Foreign and Islamic Coins
Lot: 264

†James VI (1567-1625), first coinage, Ryal, 30.75g., 1568, crowned shield dividing crowned I R, iacobvs 6 dei gratia rex scotorvm, rev. sword dividing date, hand and value XXX (B.3; c.f. SCBI35 1206; S.5472), lightly double struck on obverse, deeply and evenly toned, an unusually fine example of this scarce date, almost extremely fine, very rare thus Estimate £ 1,250-1,500 provenance: A B Richardson, Scottish collection purchased privately by J G Murdoch J G Murdoch, Sotheby, 11 May 1903, lot 241 T Wakley, Sotheby, 6 December 1909, lot 337 (part) R C Lockett, Glendining, 18 June 1957, lot 365 (part) S P Fay, 'Dundee' collection, Spink/Bowers and Ruddy, 19 February 1976, lot 238 See illustration on back cover

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