James VI, Fourth coinage, Thirty Shillings, 1586, half-length bust left, sword breaking inner circle, ornate armour, 22.64g/9h (SCBI 35 –; Burns –; SCBI Stewartby 1172; S 5487). Very fine, prettily toned and extremely rare £1,200-£1,500

J.G. Murdoch Collection, Sotheby Auction, 11 May 1903, lot 257; T. Bearman Collection; H.M. Lingford Collection (Part II), Glendining Auction, 20 June 1951, lot 1162 [‘very fine and believed to be unique’]; H.A. Parsons Collection, Glendining Auction, 11 May 1954, lot 759