CNG 109, Lot: 1016. Estimate $400. Sold for $950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCOTLAND. Mary. 1542-1567. AR Testoon (27mm, 5.81 g, 5h). First period, Group IIIb. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1557. Crowned royal coat-of-arms; M R across field; no annulets below / Jerusalem cross. Cf. Burns 27 and fig. 799 (for type); SCBC 5406. Near VF, toned, areas of weakness.

From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.