Scotland 1565 2/3 ryal
This specimen was lot 25046 in Heritage sale 3030 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $2,115. The catalog description[1] noted, "Mary with Henry Darnley 2/3 Ryal 1565, VF35 NGC, nicely toned and original with bold details, a pleasing example of this very scarce type. Without the Thistle revaluation stamp of 1578."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: S-5426.
- 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.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3030, featuring the RLM Collection, the Isaac Rudman Collection, the Hans Cook Collection and the Collection of Donald E. Bently, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
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