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Triton XVII Sessions 3 & 4 8 January 2014
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SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR Ryal (42mm, 30.33 g, 10h). First coinage. "Sword Dollar" issue. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1570. (triple pellets) IACOBVS • 6 • DEI • GRATIA • REX • SCOTORVM (triple pellets), crowned royal coat-of-arms; crowned I R across field / (triple pellets) PRO • ME • SI • MEREOR • IN • ME (triple pellets), upright sword surmounted by crown; hand pointing toward XXX (denomination); 15 70 across field. Cf. Burns 5 and fig. 921 (for type); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) 1208; SCBC 5472. Good VF, toned. Attractive surfaces and strike.