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[[Image:Scotland 1602 half sword S18-3246q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 18, lot 3246]]

This specimen was lot 3246 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 2,800 (about US$3,689 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1/2 Sword and Sceptre piece 1602. Sehr schön.'' (Scotland, half sword and sceptre piece of 1602, very fine.)"</blockquote> The coinage of Scotland prior to unification with England is confusing. Bullion was scarce, so issues were small and sporadic. Pence and shillings were used but were not worth their English equivalents. This "half sword and sceptre" was worth three Scottish pounds or about ten English shillings.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 2.04 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 2.52 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 19, S-5462. Fr-47. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014. 
* Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, ''Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of the Coins of Scotland, Ireland, Channel Islands & Isle of Man,'' London: Coincraft, 1999.
* Skingley, Philip, ed., ''Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Man & Lundy), Pre-Decimal Issues, 2nd edition,'' London: Spink & Son, 2003.
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014. 

''Link to:''
* [[Scotland 1601 1/2 sword and sceptre Fr-47]] = 60 shillings
* [[Scotland 1601 sword and sceptre Fr-46]]
* [[Scotland 1602 1/8 merk|1602 ⅛ thistle merk]]
* [[Scotland 1602 1/4 merk|1602 ¼ thistle merk]]
* [[Scotland 1602 1/2 merk|1602 ½ thistle merk]]
* [[Scotland 1602 merk]]
* [[Scotland 1602 sword and sceptre Fr-46]]
* [[Scotland (1605-25) 2 shillings|(1605-25) 2 shillings]]
* [[Scotland (1605-09) 12 shillings|(1605-09) 12 shillings, Scottish arms in 2nd quarter]]
* [[Scotland (1609-25) 12 shillings|(1609-25) 12 shillings, Scottish arms in 1st quarter]]
* [[Scotland (1609-25) 30 shillings|(1609-25) 30 shillings, Scottish arms in 1st quarter]]
* [[Scotland 1603 sword and sceptre Fr-46]]
* [[Scotland 1604 1/2 sword and sceptre Fr-47]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1602]]
* return to coins of [[Great Britain, Scotland]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 17, 18]]