Scotland, Mary Queen of Scots 1555 gold Three Pounds, portrait with necklace
Scotland, Mary Queen of Scots (1542-67), gold Ryal of Three Pounds, 1555, portrait facing left with hair filleted and wearing pearl necklace, abbreviated Latin legend and outer beaded circle surrounding, commences lower left .MARIA. DEI. G. SCOTOR: REGINA:. trefoil at end of legend, rev. crowned Scottish Arms of lion rampant in shield, crown with shaded interior, date and abbreviated Latin legend and outer beaded circle surrounding, commences upper right .IVSTVS. FIDE. VIVIT. 1555., weight 7.67g (Burns 2 fig 819; cf. SCBI 58 [Edinburgh], 269-70, emblematic trefoil stops after Regina; cf. SCBI 35 [Ashmolean], 990-95; SCBI 71;549 Stewartby; Murray dies E/2; Fr.33; S.5397). An exceptional piece, the finest we have encountered of this usually worn distorted issue, one slight crease, short scratch before bust, a few digs behind neck, reverse with further digs at top of shield and interior of crown, otherwise toned extremely fine for issue and extremely rare.
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Scotland, Mary Queen of Scots (1542-67), gold Ryal of Three Pounds, 1555, portrait facing left with hair filleted and wearing pearl necklace, abbreviated Latin legend and outer beaded circle surrounding, commences lower left .MARIA. DEI. G. SCOTOR: REGINA:. trefoil at end of legend, rev. crowned Scottish Arms of lion rampant in shield, crown with shaded interior, date and abbreviated Latin legend and outer beaded circle surrounding, commences upper right .IVSTVS. FIDE. VIVIT. 1555., weight 7.67g (Burns 2 fig 819; cf. SCBI 58 [Edinburgh], 269-70, emblematic trefoil stops after Regina; cf. SCBI 35 [Ashmolean], 990-95; SCBI 71;549 Stewartby; Murray dies E/2; Fr.33; S.5397). An exceptional piece, the finest we have encountered of this usually worn distorted issue, one slight crease, short scratch before bust, a few digs behind neck, reverse with further digs at top of shield and interior of crown, otherwise toned extremely fine for issue and extremely rare.
