James VI (1567-1625), Before Accession, Fourpenny or Saltire Plack, mm. quatrefoil, 1.33g/3h (SCBI 35, 1338-9; SCBI 58, 1752-3; B 1, fig. 969; S 5520). Striking split at 3 o’clock, otherwise good fine, very rare £150-200

Provenance: R.C. Lockett Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 18-19 June 1957, lot 389 (part); S.P. Fay ‘Dundee’ Collection, Bowers & Ruddy/Spink Auction (Los Angeles), 19 February 1976, lot 275; bt Baldwin December 1976