LOT 4454
Scotland. Mary BI Lion-'Hardhead'. 1542-1567. Edinburgh mint. Date not visible. Second period, Francis and Mary.
Crowned FM monogram; dolphins flanking, heads to left / Crowned lion rampant to left. Cf. SCBC 5450. Good Fine.(1.08gr, 17mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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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. -
Scotland. Charles I AR Twenty Pence. Struck circa 1637-1642. Edinburgh mint. Third coinage, third (Falconer's first) issue. Class III.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Crowned bust left; XX (mark of value) behind / Crowned thistle; F at the end of legend. SCBC 5588. 0.78gr, 15mm, 7h.
Good Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
![Group of Four [4] Scottish Coins.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/244679-s.jpg)
Group of Four [4] Scottish Coins. 1567-1665.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising: James VI Billon Eightpenny Groat, OPPID EDINB, no inner circles, SCBC 5512; Charles I Earl of Stirling Coinage Twopence or Turner, jewelled arches on crown, SCBC 5599; Charles II Twopence or Turner/Budle, Coinage of 1663, SCBC 5625; William III Bodle, 1665, GVL and HIB REX, no stops on reverse, SCBC 5696. 7.97gr total.
Condition as seen.
From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000.
