Auction: 409 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale at NYINC
Lot: 98
Scotland, James VI (1567-1625), First Coinage, Two-Thirds Ryal, 1571, Countermarked for Revaluation of 1578, IACOBVS . 6 . DEI . GRATIA . REX . SCOTORVM, crowned shield, dividing crowned I-R, rev. PRO . ME . SI . ME . REOR . IN . ME, sword, dividing 15-71, hand and value, thistle countermark to left of field, 19.80g, 1h (S.5474), the host coin with small striking splits, soft in parts and with contact marks, toned, bolder fine, the countermark well-struck, very fine
Estimate
$400 to $500
Starting price
$280