Auction Catalogue

11 & 12 June 2014

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Ancient, British & World Coins, Commemorative Medals and Books

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 512

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11 June 2014

Hammer Price:
£230

Mary, Queen of Scots and François, Dauphin of France, c. 1558, a silver electrotype by R. Ready, crowned shield of the arms of France and Dauphiné impaled with Scotland, rev. ΦΜ monogram between crowned thistle-heads, edge stamped rr, 29mm, 7.40g/8h (MI I, 93/7, and pl. iv, 6, 7). Obverse with some wear, otherwise fine
£150-200

ΦΜ [F M] was a favourite monogram of the Queen and both MI and Cochran-Patrick record the signet ring in the British Museum (1856, 1015.1) and a silver-gilt hand bell at Kennet, said to have been given by Mary Queen of Scots to Sir James Balfour