James VI (1567-1625), Before Accession, Seventh coinage, Ten Shillings, 1593, mm. rosette, 6.08g/8h (SCBI 58, 1513, same obv. die; SCBI 35, 1255; cf. B fig. 939; S 5493). Planchet flaw behind bust, otherwise about extremely fine and attractively toned £700-£900

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins.

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Provenance: R.C. Lockett Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 18-19 June 1957, lot 383 (part); N. Asherson Collection; S. Fay [’Dundee’] Collection, Spink/Bowers & Ruddy Auction (Los Angeles), 19 February 1976, lot 261 [from Spink 1967]; ‘Douglas’ Collection, Spink Auction 119, 4 March 1997, lot 363