429, Lot: 665. Estimate $200. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCOTLAND. Charles II. 1649-1685. AR Half Merk (22.1mm, 3.01 g, 1h). First coinage, Type II. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1672. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; thistle below / Cruciform coats-of-arms around VI/8 (mark of value); crowned monograms in angles. SCBC 5614. VF, toned, a few light scratches and marks.

From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex Dix, Noonan, Webb (11 December 2002), lot 304.