Auction Catalogue

28 September 2006

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Important British and World Coins

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 949

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28 September 2006

Hammer Price:
£1,800

James IV (1488-1531), Heavy coinage, Half-Unicorn, type Ie, mm. lis, broken star stops, Lombardic ns, legend ends scot, 1.88g/6h (Murray z; SCBI 35, 835, same dies; B 1, fig. 633, same dies; S 5322). Some double-striking in legends, otherwise fine, rare (£700-800)

Provenance:
S.P. Fay ‘Dundee’ Collection, Bowers & Ruddy/Spink Auction (Los Angeles), 19 February 1976, lot 88
bt Spink