CNG 88, Lot: 2094. Estimate $500. Sold for $1400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCOTLAND. Charles II. 1649-1685. AR Four Merks (40mm, 26.05 g, 12h). First coinage, type III. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1674/3. · CAROLVS · II · DEI · GRA ·, laureate, draped, and armored bust right; F below / · MAG BRI · FRA ET · HIB REX · 16 74, cruciform coats-of-arms around LIII/4 (denomination); crowned monogram in angles. Burns 4 (fig. 1048) var. (rev. legend); Murray, Scottish, 5 var. (overdate); SCBC 5606. Fine, toned.

Ex M. G. Linger Collection.