SCOTLAND. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR 60 Shillings (44mm, 30.00 g, 5h). First coinage. Edinburgh mint; im: thistle. Struck 1625-1634. (thistle) CAROLVS · D · G · MAG · BRIT · FRAN · · · (over &&) HIB · REX ·, Charles on caparisoned horse right, holding sword and reins / (thistle) · QVÆ · DEVS · CONIVNXIT · NEMO · SEPARET ·, coat-of-arms; shield in ornate frame. Murray, p. 131; Burns 1 and fig 996; SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) 1410 (same dies); SCBC 5540. Lightly toned, slight weakness on king's shoulder, traces of underlying luster. Near EF. Detailed portrait.
Ex A. Chesser (Dix, Noonan, Webb 113, 17 September 2013), lot 342.
This coin has only a trace of the double striking characteristic of the issue.