Scotland, Charles I Briot issue gold Half-Unit
Scotland, Charles I (1625-49), gold Half-Unit or Double Crown, Nicholas Briot's coinage (1637-42), crowned and draped bust left to bottom of coin, Scottish styled crown on head with lis over central cross pattee, B below for Briot, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding both sides, CAR. D: G. MAG. BRIT. FRAN. ET. HIB. REX, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, crowned C with lozenge below to left, crowned R with lozenge below to right, VNITA. TVEMVR. Lozenge stops, weight 4.96g (Burns 6 fig. 1035; S.5534). Light adjustment marks in fields around head and corresponding part of reverse, short of flan at one part of rim, lightly toned, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
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Scotland, Charles I (1625-49), gold Half-Unit or Double Crown, Nicholas Briot's coinage (1637-42), crowned and draped bust left to bottom of coin, Scottish styled crown on head with lis over central cross pattee, B below for Briot, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding both sides, CAR. D: G. MAG. BRIT. FRAN. ET. HIB. REX, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, crowned C with lozenge below to left, crowned R with lozenge below to right, VNITA. TVEMVR. Lozenge stops, weight 4.96g (Burns 6 fig. 1035; S.5534). Light adjustment marks in fields around head and corresponding part of reverse, short of flan at one part of rim, lightly toned, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
