ScotlandGroatRobert III Heavy Coinage, (1390-c.1403) Edinburgh Mint, Fleur-de-lis in reverse legend, S.5164A, 2.87 grammes, Good Fine, Twelvepenny Groat 'Nonsunt' Mary 1558 S.5447, 1.22 grammes VG both holed
IrelandGroat Philip and Mary 1555 S.6501 About Fine/Good Fine, the reverse with some scratches, good detail to the harp, some shortage of flan in several place, mintmark not visible, however a scarce issue and seldom offered, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that this is the first of this date we have offered
Scotland - RyalJames VI - Revaluation Coinage of 1578 - countermarked on Ryal 1566 Mary and Henry Darnley, countermark Crowned Thistle, (Value 36s.9d.) as S.5425, 29.61 grammes, countermark VF, host coin Good Fine with some shallow re-tooling of the legend on the right ribbon
IrelandHalfpenny 1692 S.6597 VF a very pleasing example, a well struck piece with much eye appeal, the William and Mary issue very difficult to find in grades above Fine
Scotland (2) Bawbee Mary, First period before marriage, (1542-1558) in billonS.5432, 2.15 grammes, About Fine with an edge crack, Lion (hardhead) Francis and Mary 1559 or 1560 (date off flan) obverse with dolphins facing left, 0.93 grammes, S.5450 Good Fine with some weak areas
ScotlandTestoon of Four Shillings 1553 Mary, Queen of Scots, First Period, before marriage, S.5401 VG on a full round flan, with some weakness and old creasing, 4.41 grammes, a very rare issue and seldom offered in any grade
ScotlandMary Three Pound piece 1555 S.5397 Fine the obverse cleaned perhaps ex-jewellery and now slightly underweight at 7.54 grammes but no evidence of problems to the fields or legends an excessively rare issue and seldom seen in any grade, an example recently realised £17,000 in Baldwins sale 25/9/2015 Lot 3444 which weighed 7.51 grammes
Ireland (2) Groat Philip and Mary 1557 S.6501B Near Fine, portraits with good definition, with a 4mm flan crack, MedalUlster Unionist Convention 1892 38mm diameter in bronze, by Gibson & Co. Ltd A/UNC
Scotland (2) BawbeeJames V and MaryS.5384 Fine with some scratches on the obverse, Bawbee Mary First Period before marriage 1542-1558 S.5432Billon Fine with two large edge chips to the inner circle
Anglo-Gallic, Henry VI (As King of France 1422-1453), Salut d'Or, 3.46g., Rouen mint, mintmark Leopard, HENRICVS DEI GRA FRACORV Z AGLIE REX, a plain annulet under the X of REX, around inner circle, the shields of France and England with the scene of the Annunciation above, the archangel Gabriel right, the Virgin Mary left, a radiate sun above from which the word AVE springs (reads upwards), all within, rev., XPC VIHICT XPC REGNAT XPC IMPARAT, a Latin cross dividing a lis and leopard, h below, all within a tressure of 10 double arches, EF or near so
ScotlandBawbeeMary 1542 - 1558 MARIA DG R SCORORUM Crowned Thistle dividing MR crown with fleur de lis reverse OPPIDUM EDINBURGI about VF for wear but with some discolouration and light corrosion and some small flan cracks around the rim
ScotlandTestoon 1558 Mary MARIA DEI G SCOTOR REGINA 1558 surrounds small high arched crown over shield dividing M and R obverse, reverse with large cross potent IN VERTUTE TUA LIBERA ME 1558 about VF, (weight 6 gramms)
IrelandShilling 1555 Philip and MaryS.6500 base silver issue, mintmark Portcullis VF with excellent portraits, the legend weak in parts, retraining traces of original silver colour, extremely rare thus
ScotlandFrancis and Mary Bethrothal Jetton dated 1553 these pieces believed to have been made in 1558/1559 Crowned FM monogram DILIGITE . IVSTICIAM . 1553 Reverse Crowned Arms DELICIE . DNI . COR . HVMILE EF with grey tone, an example sold in the Triton 3 sale for $1250
Ireland, Shilling, James I, second coinage, GF, slightly buckled. Together Three Crowns Coinage Groat, F, Henry VIII Groat, GF and Phillip & Mary Groat 1557, this Fair (4).
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