A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman (Part III)

Charles I (1625-1649), First coinage, Twelve Shillings, mm. small thistle-head, reads fran & hib rex, rev. Scottish lion in first and fourth quarters, small lettering on obv., large on rev., 5.66g/11h (Murray pl. iii, 18; SCBI 35, 1413-4; B 3, fig. 998; S 5542). Nearly very fine, reverse a little better £300-£400

This lot is to be sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman.

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Bt Spink June 2000

The early coins of Charles are simply a continuation of James’s types with a slight change of portrait, many of the letter and other punches remaining in use.