Mary (1542-1567), First period, Testoon, type IIIb, 1558, mm. small crown on rev. only, wide low-arched crown, no annulets below m r, reads maria · dei · g · scotor · regina ·, rev. large cross potent with small crosses in angles, letters e, t, v, a, l all overpunched on die over v, a, l, i, b, 5.90g/11h (cf. SCBI 35, 1016-7; SCBI 58, 341ff; SCBI 71, 589ff; cf. B 27, fig. 799; S 5406 and p.76). Reverse with crowned thistle countermark for the 1578 revaluation, good fine, countermark better, very rare £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman.

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bt A.D. Hamilton April 1981

A late and rare variety of the 1558 Testoon

S 5406 (not S 5405)