304, Lot: 542. Estimate $1000. Sold for $820. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SCOTLAND. James VII, as James II of England. 1685-1689. AR 40 Shillings (36mm, 18.25 g, 12h). Edinburgh mint. Dually-dated RY
tertio and 1687. IACOBUS · II · DEI · GRATIA ·, laureate, draped, and armored bust right; :40· (denomination) below / · MAG · BRIT · FRA · ET · HIB · REX · 16 87, crowned and garnished coat-of-arms. Edge: TERTIO. Burns 1 (fig. 1062); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 1675-6; SCBC 5637. VF, toned, scattered light marks.
Ex Lucien LaRiviere Collection (Spink 179, 29 March 2006), lot 258 (includes ticket; acquired from Gladdle at the ANA, 21 August 1982, for $205).