Francis and Mary, half testoon, second period 1558 – 1560, type I (d. 1558), crowned arms of Francis and Mary over cross potent, FRAN ET MA DEI G R R SCOTOR D D VIEN, rev. large FM monogram crowned, Lorraine cross each side, FECIT VTRAQVE VNVM 1558, wt. 3.03gms (S.5419), very rare, obverse struck from rusty dies, otherwise very fine
*ex Dolphin Coins, fixed price list no. 1 – 1992
ex Spink, c. April 2007
Burns fig. 880; DEI in legend – none in Burns or Richardson with this inscription
There are no coins with this legend in SCBI vol. 35 and in SCBI vol. 58
Estimate: 900 - 1200 GBP