James VI, ryal ('sword dollar'), first coinage c. 1567 – 1571 (d. 1570), crowned shield dividing IR, IACOBVS 6 DEI GRATIA REX SCOTORVM, rev. crowned sword, pointing hand on left, XXX on right, not countermarked, PRO ME SI MEREOR IN ME, wt. 30.24gms (S.5472), some weak areas in legend, otherwise good, very fine and rare
*ex Spink SNC, April 2007, purchased for £880
Burns fig. 921 no. 5
Estimate: 1200 - 1500 GBP