Scotland, James III Rider, single shield tressure with rare reverse reading
Scotland, James III (1460-88), gold Rider of Twenty Three Shillings, issued 1475-83, class I, armoured King on horseback galloping right, holding sword upright with plumed helmet, breaks inner beaded circle surrounding, legend and beaded border surrounding, IACOBVSxx DEIxx GRAxx RE X SCOTORx, rev. crowned quartered Scottish shield of arms, single tressure fleury over long cross pattée, SALVVm FAC POP VLVm T VVm DnE, weight 4.99g (mule of Burns 6/7, fig.602/603; S.5256). Just a little double struck off-centre, otherwise toned, good very fine and very rare with the single treasure to reverse shield in combination with T/VVM legend, an obverse and reverse recorded separately by Burns but not in use together, we can only trace one other example sold in the more modern period of time.
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Scotland, James III (1460-88), gold Rider of Twenty Three Shillings, issued 1475-83, class I, armoured King on horseback galloping right, holding sword upright with plumed helmet, breaks inner beaded circle surrounding, legend and beaded border surrounding, IACOBVSxx DEIxx GRAxx RE X SCOTORx, rev. crowned quartered Scottish shield of arms, single tressure fleury over long cross pattée, SALVVm FAC POP VLVm T VVm DnE, weight 4.99g (mule of Burns 6/7, fig.602/603; S.5256). Just a little double struck off-centre, otherwise toned, good very fine and very rare with the single treasure to reverse shield in combination with T/VVM legend, an obverse and reverse recorded separately by Burns but not in use together, we can only trace one other example sold in the more modern period of time.
