1543. SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AV Sword & Scepter Piece (28mm, 4.99 g, 6h). Eighth coinage. Edinburgh mint; im: quatrefoil. Dated 1603/2. ḯ · IACOBVS · 6 · D · G · R · SCOTORVM ·, crowned coat-of-arms / ḯ · SALVS · POPVLI · SVPREMA · LEX ·, crossed sword and scepter; crown above, thistles flanking, · I603/2 · below. Burns 5 (fig. 956); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 1191 (same dies); SCBC 5460. EF, flan a little uneven. ($3000) From the LVL Collection. Ex Heritage 3030 (5 January 2014), lot 25049 (where it realized $11,000).
1544. SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AV Half Sword & Scepter Piece (21mm, 2.51 g, 3h). Eighth coinage. Edinburgh mint; im: quatrefoil. Dated 1601. ḯ · IACOBVS · 6 · D · G · R · SCOTORVM ·, crowned coat-of-arms / ḯ · SALVS · POPVLI · SVPREMA · LEX ·, crossed sword and scepter; crown above, thistles flanking, · I60I · below. Burns 1 (fig. 957; same rev. die, but an earlier die state); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 1194 (same rev. die, but an earlier die state); SCBC 5462. VF. ($1000) From the LVL Collection. Ex Stack’s Bowers & Ponterio 182 (10 January 2014), lot 1670.
1545. SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AV Half Sword & Scepter Piece (21mm, 2.51 g, 6h). Eighth coinage. Edinburgh mint; im: quatrefoil. Dated 1602. ḯ · IACOBVS · 6 · D · G · R · SCOTORVM ·, crowned coat-of-arms / ḯ · SALVS · POPVLI · SVPREMA · LEX ·, crossed sword and scepter; crown above, thistles flanking, · I602 · below. Burns 3 (fig. 957); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 1200; SCBC 5462. VF, matte surfaces. ($1000) From the LVL Collection. Ex Sincona 182 (22 May 2014), lot 3246.
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