Mary, bawbee, first period 1542 – 1558, Before Marriage, coinage of 1553, last issue of Mary's bawbee's, group 4, class VIIIb (ii), mm. cinquefoil, crowned thistle dividing MR, mm. cross potent, MARIA DEI G R SCOTORVM, rev. slender saltire cross, plain cinquefoil each side, OPPIDVM EDINBVRGI, wt. 2.10gms (S.5432), practically extremely fine and rare thus
*ex Patrick Finn, list 13, 1998, item 375; obverse DEI G R, mm. cross potent
ex Mark Rasmussen, April 2016, list 28, item 646, purchased for £325
Stevenson, BNJ 1989, reverse: plate 15 no. 125
Estimate: 350 - 500 GBP