LOT 3928
Scotland. Anne AR 5 Shillings. Dated 1705/4. Edinburgh mint. Pre-Union issue.
ANNA • D • G • M • BR • & FR • HIB • REG •, draped bust to left, with hair tied in fillet; 5 (mark of value) below / NEMO • ME • IMPVNE • LACESSET • 1705/4, crowned thistle with three flowers. SCBC 5703. Near Fine.(2.17gr, 19mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Scotland. Mary BI Lion-'Hardhead'. 1542-1567. Edinburgh mint. Date not visible. Second period, Francis and Mary.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Crowned FM monogram; dolphins flanking, heads to left / Crowned lion rampant to left. Cf. SCBC 5450. 1.08gr, 17mm, 3h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Scotland. Anne AR 5 Shillings. Dated 1705/4. Edinburgh mint. Pre-Union issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
ANNA • D • G • M • BR • & FR • HIB • REG •, draped bust to left, with hair tied in fillet; 5 (mark of value) below / NEMO • ME • IMPVNE • LACESSET • 1705/4, crowned thistle with three flowers. SCBC 5703. 2.17gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Scotland. Charles I AR Thirty Shillings. Struck 1637-1642. Edinburgh mint; i.m: leaved thistle. Third coinage. Thomas Falconer's second issue, type IV.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
(Thislte) ♦ CAROLVS ♦ D:G ♦ MAGN ♦ BRITAN ♦ FRAN ♦ ET ♦ HIB ♦ REX ♦, Charles on horseback to left, holding sword and reigns; rough ground below; F prostrate by horse's rear hoof / (Thistle) QVÆ ♦ DEVS : CONIVNXIT ♦ NEMO SEPARET, crowned coat-of-arms. SCBC 5556. 14.63gr, 35mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Toned.
From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000.
