Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 145 with CNG & NGSA | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
Lot number: 1221 Price realized: 6,500 CHF (Approx. 7,185 USD / 6,674 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: The Geoffrey Cope Collection of British Coins. Scotland, James VI. 1567-1625. AR Half Merk (33mm, 6.98 g, 2h). Second coinage. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1572. Crowned coat-of-arms 6 8 flanking / Cross fleurée with five-rayed star at center; alternating crowns and thistles in quarters. Burns 1 (fig. 924); SCBI 58 (Edinburgh) 1387 (same obv. die); SCBC 5478. Toned. Good VF. Rare thus. Ex M. & E. Stewart (Dix Noonan Webb 10, 5 December 2012), lot 668, purchased from Spink, 1978. Estimate: 1000 CHF |