369, Lot: 641. Estimate $500. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCOTLAND. James V. 1513-1542. AR Groat (25mm, 2.78 g, 4h). Second coinage, type III. Edinburgh mint. Struck 1526-1539. + IΛCOBVS 5 DEI GRΛ REX SCOTORV, crowned and mantled bust right; triple pellet stops / OPPI DV E DINB VRGI, rounded coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; triple pellet stops. Burns 3 (fig. 707); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 922; SCBC 5378. VF, toned, minor deposits. Strong portrait for issue.

From the collection of David Sellar MVO, former Lord Lyon King of Arms.