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Auction: 6029 - The Lucien LaRiviere Collection - Scottish Coins & Medals
Lot: 170

x James VI, Two merks or Thistle dollar (26s. 8d.; official wt 342 2/3 gr.= 22.21g.; 0.916 fine), 1579, 21.76g., crowned arms, rev. large thistle between I and R, NEMO ME IMPVNE LACESSET around (B. 1, fig. 930; S. 5480), surface flaw to left of shield on obverse, light scratches by I on reverse under an old tone, otherwise very fine, very rare Estimate £ 2,000-2,500provenance: Murdoch, part II, Sotheby, 11-13 May 1903, lot 1059 Roth, part II, Sotheby, 14-17 October 1918, lot 379 R.C. Lockett, Glendining, 18-19 June 1957, lot 930 Clonterbrook Trust, Glendining, 7 June 1974, lot 355

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