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David II (1329-1371), First coinage, Second issue, Sterling, small letters, mullet after dei, 1.09g/4h (SCBI 35, 351; B 7, fig. 233; S 5088). Reverse bluntly struck, otherwise about very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £160
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Groat, class A, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, small young bust, tressure of six arcs, nothing in spandrels, double-crosslet stops, 4.31g/6h (cf. SCBI 35, 363ff; B 4, fig. 252; S 5091). Some surface staining, otherwise about very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £170
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Groat, class B, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, large young bust, tressure of six arcs, 3.24g/3h (SCBI 35, 377ff; B 19, fig. 279; S 5095); Third coinage, Groat, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, ‘Robert II’ style bust, tressure of six arcs, trefoils in spandrels, star on sceptre handle, 3.83g/10h (SCBI 35, 425ff; B 42-3, fig. 305-7; S 5125) [2]. Fine or better, but first scratched £150-200
Hammer Price: £260
Robert II (1371-1390), Groats (2), Edinburgh, 3.70g/8h, Perth, 3.74g/9h, both with star on sceptre-handle, tressure of six arcs and trefoils in spandrels (SCBI 35, 445ff, 460ff; B 3, 10, fig. 309, 317; S 5131, 5136) [2]. Good fine £200-300
Hammer Price: £340
Robert III (1390-1406), Groat, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, tressure of seven arcs, trefoils of pellets on cusps, lis and crescent stops, 2.25g/1h (SCBI 35, 557ff; B 13, fig. 355; S 5164). Good fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £140
James I (1406-1437), Demy, type II, mm. crown on obv., cross potent on rev., legend ends rex sco, lis stops, single pellet in upper arm of saltire, cross of pellets in lower arm, 3.20g/11h (cf. SCBI 35, 628; B 8b var, fig. 465A; S 5190). Slightly creased, otherwise better than very fine, the variety very rare £3,000-3,500
Hammer Price: £3,000
James I (1406-1437), Half-Demy, type II, mm. crown on obv., cross potent on rev., double saltire between e and i of dei, lis and double saltire stops, 1.77g/4h (SCBI 35, 638; B 2, fig. 445; S 5194). Centres a little weak, otherwise about very fine, very rare £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £1,500
James II (1437-1460), Groat, class III, Edinburgh, mm. crown, saltires by neck, crown with trefoils, rev. crown in first and fourth quarters and before vil, saltire and three pellets in second and third quarters, 3.58g/8h (cf. SCBI 35, 708; B 26, fig. 542; S 5236). Good fine but surfaces tooled £200-250
Hammer Price: £200
James III (1460-1488), Groat, Berwick, mm. cross pattée, tressure of nine arcs, crown of five tall fleurs, rev. mullets in first and fourth, pellets in second and third quarters, 2.54g/12h (SCBI 35, 760; B 16, fig. 589; S 5276). Nearly very fine, very rare £1,200-1,500
Hammer Price: £1,450
James IV (1488-1531), Groat, Edinburgh, mm. crown on obv. only, stars by neck, iiii at end of legend, rev. three pellets and annulet in first and fourth, mullets in second and third quarters, star stops both sides, 2.38g/4h (SCBI 35, 851; B. 15a, fig. 675A; S 5342). About very fine and toned, rare £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £1,150
James IV (1488-1513), Plack, type II, mm. cross, Lombardic lettering both sides, star stops, 2.66g/9h (SCBI 35, 855; B 16, fig. 693; S 5349); together with other Scottish hammered coins (6), 15th-16th centuries [7]. Varied state £100-150
Hammer Price: £320
James IV (1488-1513), Pennies (3), all second issue, type IV, rounder bust, rev. lis and crowns in angles, 0.90g/3h, 0.77g/9h, 0.77g/9h (SCBI 35, 878ff; S 5362) [3]. Good fine or better £100-150
James V (1513-1542), First coinage, Plack, mm. crown on obv. only, trefoil stops, 2.58g/2h; Third coinage, Bawbee, Edinburgh, type Ic, mm. plain cross on obv., lis on rev., arched crown, annulet above i, 2.13g/1h (SCBI 35, 944ff, 959ff; B 5, 8, fig. 762, 772; S 5381, 5384) [2]. Very fine £100-150
James V (1513-1542), Second coinage, Crown, type III, mm. star on obv., crown on rev., shield with rounded base, colon after scotorvm, trefoils of pellets as stops, 3.25g/3h (cf. SCBI 35, 894ff; B 5, fig. 743; S 5370). Nearly very fine, rare £2,000-2,500
Hammer Price: £2,500
James V (1513-1542), Second coinage, Groat, type III, Edinburgh, trefoil stops, reads scotor, 2.32g/7h (SCBI 35, 915ff; SCBI 58, 60ff; B 1, fig 705ff; S 5378). Slightly bent, otherwise good fine £200-250
Mary (1542-1567), First Period, Testoon, type IIIa, 1556, mm. cross on obv., crown on rev., crown above square topped shield between m r, annulets below initials, rev. cross potent with crosses in angles, 5.95g/7h (SCBI 35, 1005-8; SCBI 58, 311-23; B 10, fig. 788; S 5404). About very fine £250-300
Hammer Price: £600
Mary (1542-1567), First Period, Penny, type I, mm. cross on obv. only, infant head with arched crown, rev. crown in first and fourth quarters, cinquefoil in second and third, 0.58g/7h (SCBI 35, 1065-6; SCBI 58, 865-9; B 1, fig. 864; S 5440). Nearly very fine for issue £250-300
Hammer Price: £700
Mary (1542-1567), Fourth period, Ryal, 1565, mm. thistle on rev. only, reads diat, 30.13g/4h (SCBI 35, 1121; cf. SCBI 58, 1166ff; cf. B 1, fig. 904; S 5425). Better than very fine, dark tone, the surfaces extensively tooled and reworked, particularly on the reverse, resulting in the apparent spelling error £400-500
Mary (1542-1567), Fifth period, Two-Thirds-Ryal, 1567, mm. thistle on rev. only, 20.30g/11h (SCBI 35, 1135; SCBI 58, 1226; B 4, fig. 913; S 5430). Small obverse metal flaw, otherwise good very fine with old cabinet tone £900-1,200
Hammer Price: £1,200
James VI (1567-1625), First coinage, Ryal, 1567, 30.49g/3h (SCBI 35, 1204-5; SCBI 58, 1332; B 2, fig. 921; S 5472 and p.70). With crowned thistle countermark for the revaluation of 1578 on reverse, very fine £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £950
James VI (1567-1625), First coinage, Ryal, 1570, 30.59g/5h (SCBI 35, 1209-10; SCBI 58, 1342-3; B 5, fig. 921; S 5472). With crowned thistle countermark for the revaluation of 1578 on reverse, scratches on shield, otherwise good fine, reverse better £400-600
James VI (1567-1625), First coinage, Two-Thirds Ryal, 1569, 20.49g/7h (cf. SCBI 35 1214; SCBI 58, 1357-9; B 4, fig. 922; S 5474). With crowned thistle countermark for the revaluation of 1578 on reverse, obverse good fine, reverse and counterstamp very fine, rare £600-800
Hammer Price: £550
James VI (1567-1625), Second coinage, Half-Merks or Nobles (2), 1573, mm. cross on rev. only, no inner circles, crown in first and fourth quarters, thistle in second and third, 6.72g/5h; 1577, similar but thistle in first and fourth quarters, crown in second and third, 6.48g/7h (SCBI 35, 1220ff, 1225ff; SCBI 58, 1388ff, 1409ff; B 5, 10, figs. 924-5; S 5478) [2]. Both better than fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £220
James VI (1567-1625), Second coinage, Half-Merk, 1576, mm. cross on rev. only, thistle in first and fourth quarters, crown in second and third, 6.64g/12h (SCBI 35, –; SCBI 58, 1407-8; B –, fig. –; S 5478). Fine or better, very rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £110
James VI (1567-1625), Second coinage, Quarter-Merks (2), both mm. cross on rev. only, 1572, thistle in first and fourth quarters, crown in second and third, 3.86g/12h, 1580, crown in first and fourth quarters, thistle in second and third, 3.38g/9h (SCBI 35, 1228, 1230; SCBI 58, 1417ff, 1440; B 1, 8, figs. 927, 929; S 5479) [2]. First good fine, second fine and scarce £150-200
James VI (1567-1625), Fourth coinage, Thirty Shillings, 1582, mark of value in two lines, 22.44g/12h (SCBI 35, 1237-8; SCBI 58, 1461-3; B 2, fig. 933; S 5487). Very fine or better, but obverse a little weak and slightly double-struck £1,200-1,500
Hammer Price: £1,000
James VI (1567-1625), Fifth coinage, Thistle Noble, mm. quatrefoil, pellet stops, 7.40g/2h (cf. SCBI 35, 1148ff; SCBI 58, 1255; B 2, fig. 951; S 5456). Very slightly creased, otherwise very fine or better, very rare £5,000-7,000
Hammer Price: £12,000
James VI (1567-1625), Sixth coinage, Balance Half-Merk, 1591, mm. cinquefoil (pierced on rev.), 4.50g/10h (SCBI 35, 1247ff; SCBI 58, 1495ff; B 2, fig. 937; S 5491). Better than very fine, scarce £500-600
Hammer Price: £780
James VI (1567-1625), Seventh coinage, Ten Shillings, 1594, mm. quatrefoil, 6.13g/8h (SCBI 35, 1256ff; SCBI 58, 1515ff; B 2, fig. 939; S 5493). Slightly double-struck in places, otherwise good very fine, lightly toned £300-350
Hammer Price: £360
James VI (1567-1625), Seventh coinage, Ten Shillings, 1595, mm. quatrefoil, 6.06g/8h (SCBI 35, 1260ff; SCBI 58, 1521ff; B 3, fig. 939; S 5493). Striking splits, otherwise good very fine with an attractive portrait £300-350
Hammer Price: £230
James VI (1567-1625), Seventh coinage, Ten Shillings, 1598, mm. quatrefoil, 6.02g/6h (SCBI 35, 1263ff; SCBI 58, 1524ff; B 4, fig. 939; S 5493). Nearly very fine, reverse better £200-250
Hammer Price: £290
James VI (1567-1625), Seventh coinage, Five Shillings, 1594, mm. quatrefoil, 3.07g/1h (SCBI 35, 1270ff; SCBI 58, 1535ff; B 1, fig. 940; S 5494). Better than very fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £310
James VI (1567-1625), Eighth coinage, Sword and Sceptre piece, 1601, mm. quatrefoil, 5.11g/10h (SCBI 35, 1181ff; SCBI 58, 1306; B 2, fig. 956; S 5460). Nearly extremely fine, rare £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £1,900
James VI (1567-1625), Eighth coinage, Sword and Sceptre piece, 1602, mm. quatrefoil, 4.96g/4h (SCBI 35, 1185ff; SCBI 58, 1307ff; B 4, fig. 956; S 5460). Nearly very fine £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £980
James VI (1567-1625), Eighth coinage, Thistle Merks (2), both 1602, 6.76g/6h, 5.42g/9h (SCBI 35, 1284ff; SCBI 58, 1571ff; B 3, fig. 943; S 5497) [2]. First about very fine but date double-struck, second fair to fine £120-150
Hammer Price: £150
James VI (1567-1625), Ninth coinage, Sixty Shillings, mm. thistle-head, English arms in first and fourth quarters, 29.97g/9h (SCBI 35, 1360-1; B 1, fig. 972; S 5501). Numerous die cracks and two small scratches on shield, otherwise nearly very fine £500-600
Hammer Price: £520
James VI (1567-1625), Ninth coinage, Thirty Shillings, mm. thistle-head, English arms in first and fourth quarters, 14.54g/2h (SCBI 35, 1363; B fig. 973; S 5503). Obverse better than fine but scratched, reverse nearly very fine £150-200
James VI (1567-1625), Tenth coinage, Unite, mm. thistle-head, Scottish arms in first and fourth quarters, 9.89g/11h (SCBI 35, 1351ff; B 4, fig. 990; S 5464). Lightly creased, otherwise good very fine with a detailed portrait £2,000-2,500
Hammer Price: £2,100
James VI (1567-1625), Tenth coinage, Britain Crown, mm. thistle-head, rev. reads iacobvs, Scottish arms in first and fourth quarters, 2.38g/12h (SCBI 35, 1358, same dies; B 5, fig. 99, same dies; S 5468). Creased and lightly scratched on obverse, otherwise fine, reverse better, rare £400-500
Charles I (1625-1649), Third coinage, Briot’s issue, Unite, mm. thistle-head on obv. only, signed b after legend on obv., 9.89g/6h (Murray 1; SCBI 35, 1392ff, same dies; B 3, fig. 1032, same dies; S 5531). Minimal crease mark, otherwise nearly extremely fine £2,500-3,000
Hammer Price: £3,300
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