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Auction: 7018 - Dr R Ferrari English Crowns, R Wilson Scottish Coins, A Louise Irish Coins, K MacKenzie Ottoman Coins & Other Propertie
Lot: 156

Mary, fourth period, 1565-1567 (with Henry Darnley), Two-Thirds Ryal, 20.60g., 1565, m.m. thistle, crowned shield, a thistle either side, maria & henric9 dei gra r&r scotorv, a contractive bar above the v of scotorv, rev. crowned palm tree, dividing date, tortoise climbing trunk, scroll dat gloria vires above, exvrgat devs & dissipentr inimci ei9, no i between m and c in inimici (B.10; S. 5426), a well struck example, slight weakness above crown, attractive toning, good very fine, scarce Estimate £ 750-850 provenance Spink Numismatic Circular, October 1944, no.27169 Marshall, Spink auction 167, March 31 2004, lot 308

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