Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2021 ANA Auction 16-21 Aug 2021
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SCOTLAND. Demy, ND (1437-51). James II. NGC MS-63.
S-5217; Fr-10; Burns-2 (fig. 798). 3.34 gms. First Coinage. Visually impressive with bountiful satiny luster and radiant yellow-gold tone. Well centered and sharp for the type, displaying full legends on both sides. Inspection reveals an old mark at the central obverse and minor friction at on St. Andrew's cross. Absolutely among the FINEST KNOWN.
S-5217; Fr-10; Burns-2 (fig. 798). 3.34 gms. First Coinage. Visually impressive with bountiful satiny luster and radiant yellow-gold tone. Well centered and sharp for the type, displaying full legends on both sides. Inspection reveals an old mark at the central obverse and minor friction at on St. Andrew's cross. Absolutely among the FINEST KNOWN.
James II took over for his father at the age of seven, though he was tragically killed by a misfiring cannon at 29. In between, the king, and those who represented him during his minority, oversaw a chaotic kingdom rife with disputes and jealousies. These included many conflicts with the so-called "Black Douglasses," most of whom were eventually slain in 1455 at the Battle of Arkinholm.
From the Loch Ness Collection.
Estimate: $6000 - $10000