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Auction 117 19-20 May 2021
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SCOTLAND. Mary. 1542-1567. Fantasy AR Testoon (31mm, 5.60 g, 1h). Third period, first widowhood. William Taylor, engraver(?). Dated 1561 (though struck by Emery, 1840s). MARIA · DEI · GRA · SCOTORVM · REGINA ·, bust left, wearing ruff; tablet below / + DA · PACEM · DOMINE 1561, crowned coat-of-arms; stars flanking. Pagan, "Mr. Emery's Mint," in BNJ 40 (1971), 97. Richly toned. EF.
In the early 1840s, a glut of counterfeit ancient and British coins appeared on the London market. The forgeries were struck by an individual by the name of Emery, possibly a London plate glass maker. The dies are of fine quality and have been suggested to be the work of William Taylor, a notorious engraver also responsible for the 1847 Liberian coinage and many of the restrikes of Soho mint issues.
In the early 1840s, a glut of counterfeit ancient and British coins appeared on the London market. The forgeries were struck by an individual by the name of Emery, possibly a London plate glass maker. The dies are of fine quality and have been suggested to be the work of William Taylor, a notorious engraver also responsible for the 1847 Liberian coinage and many of the restrikes of Soho mint issues.