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Auction: 6029 - The Lucien LaRiviere Collection - Scottish Coins & Medals
Lot: 150

x James VI, gold Thistle Noble (146s. 8d. = 11 merks, wt 117 3/4 gr.= 7.63g; 23ct), undated, 7.61g., crowned shield on ship, I-R in flags, thistle below, rev. thistle plant over crossed sceptres, lions in quarters, all in panel surrounded by eight thistles, FLORENT SCEPT PIIS REGNA HIS JOVA DAT NVMERATQ around (B. 1, fig. 951; St. 191; S. 5456), lightly double struck on both sides, the flan slightly uneven, otherwise almost extremely fine, very rare Estimate £ 3,000-3,500provenance: Spink auction 4, 22 February 1979, lot 1103 Sotheby, 4 October 1990, lot 388

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