SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR Ryal – Sword Dollar (44mm, 30.19 g, 9h). First coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1567. Countermarked during the re-evalution of 1578. Good VF.

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SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR Ryal – Sword Dollar (44mm, 30.19 g, 9h). First coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1567. Countermarked during the re-evalution of 1578. Crowned coat-of-arms; crowned I R flanking / Sword; pointing hand to upper left, XXX (mark of value) to upper right; c/m: crowned thistle. Burns 2 (fig. 921); SCBI 58 (Edinburgh) 1329-31; SCBC 5472. For c/m: SCBC p. 76. Obverse off center. Attractively toned. Good VF.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Marshall (Spink 167, 31 March 2004), lot 310.


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Triton XXVII – Session Four – Lot 984–1341 will be held Wednesday afternoon, 10 January 2024 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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