| Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb) > Auction 286 | Auction date: 24 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 161 Price realized: 750 GBP (Approx. 950 USD / 877 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman (Part I) Mary (1542-1567), First period, Testoon, type IIIb, 1558, mm. small crown on rev. only, wide low-arched crown, no annulets below m r, reads maria · dei · g · scotor · regina ·, rev. large cross potent with small crosses in angles, letters e, t, v, a, l all overpunched on die over v, a, l, i, b, 5.90g/11h (cf. SCBI 35, 1016-7; SCBI 58, 341ff; SCBI 71, 589ff; cf. B 27, fig. 799; S 5405 and p.76). Reverse with crowned thistle countermark for the 1578 revaluation, good fine, countermark better, very rare £300-£400 --- Provenance: bt A.D. Hamilton April 1981 A late and rare variety of the 1558 Testoon |  |
