Triton XVII, Lot: 1478. Estimate $750. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCOTLAND. Mary. 1542-1567. AR Testoon (27mm, 5.96 g, 6h). First period, Group IIIa. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1557. Crowned royal coat-of-arms; M R across field; annulets below / Jerusalem cross. Burns 17 and fig. 792; cf. SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) 1011 (for type); SCBC 5404. VF, toned. Rare date.