SCOTLAND. Mary. 1542-1567. AR Testoon (27mm, 6.07 g, 2h). First period, type IIIa. Edinburgh mint; im: cross potent/crown. Dated 1557. + MARIA · DEI · G · SCOTOR · REGINA 1557, crowned coat-of-arms; M R, each with annulet below, flanking / (crown) · VIRTVTE · IN · TVA · LIBERA · ME · 1557 ·, Jerusalem cross. Burns 16 and fig 791; SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 1010-13 var. (legend punctuation); SCBC 5404. Deeply toned. Good VF. Well struck.
Ex MacDonald (Baldwin's of St. James 29, 19 March 2019), lot 1376 (lot includes old Spink ticket).