Spink > Auction 24004Auction date: 4 April 2024
Lot number: 336

Price realized: 7,000 GBP   (Approx. 8,797 USD / 8,172 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
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Lot description:


Scotland, James II (1437-1460), Gold Lion [of 5-Shillings], Second Issue, Edinburgh, iacobvs dei gra : rex : scottorv : d, crowned shield of Scotland, dividing lis, rev. + x|pc : regn|at : xp|c vincit x|p, St. Andrew 'spreadeagled' on saltire, dividing crowned lis, i.m. crown, 3.35g [51.7grns], 10h (Burns 3, fig. 525; Stewart, p. 140; Spink 5220), struck with rusty dies, otherwise a wholesome coin, a pleasingly good fine, very rare.
Provenance,
The David Wolfson Collection,
Purchased Spink, October 1974 - £1,050,
Estimate: £2000 - £3000