James VI (1567-1625), Before Accession, Half-Merk or Noble, 1577, mm. cross on rev. only, four pellets on crown, rev. crown in first and fourth quarters, thistle in second and third, reads DEN for DNE, 6.53g/6h (SCBI 35, 1225; SCBI 58, 1412-13; cf. B 10; S 5478). Striking split at 6 o’clock, otherwise good fine £120-150

Provenance: Bt Baldwin December 1977