Scotland, Mary Queen of Scots & Francis II, 1560 silver Testoon, RANC / ANCO
Scotland, Mary Queen of Scots (1542-67), silver Testoon, 1560, second period (1558-60), in name of Francis and Mary, variety with FRANCO struck over FANCO in legend, Scottish crowned dimidiated arms of France and Scotland, cross potent to left, saltire cross to right, legend and beaded border surrounding, FRAN. ET. MA. D: G. R. R. FRANCO. SCOTORQ, rev. crowned FM monogram, crowned lis to left, crowned thistle to right, no crosses surmounting the crown either side of monogram, legend and beaded border surrounding, date at end of legend, .VICIT. LEO. DE. TRIBV. IVDA. 1560., weight 5.95g (Burns 14 fig. 884; SCBI 35 [Ashmolean], 1093-94; SCBI 58 [Edinburgh], 1019ff; S.5418). Well centred and equally well struck, good very fine and a rare variety with the overstruck legend and especially without revaluation countermark.
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Scotland, Mary Queen of Scots (1542-67), silver Testoon, 1560, second period (1558-60), in name of Francis and Mary, variety with FRANCO struck over FANCO in legend, Scottish crowned dimidiated arms of France and Scotland, cross potent to left, saltire cross to right, legend and beaded border surrounding, FRAN. ET. MA. D: G. R. R. FRANCO. SCOTORQ, rev. crowned FM monogram, crowned lis to left, crowned thistle to right, no crosses surmounting the crown either side of monogram, legend and beaded border surrounding, date at end of legend, .VICIT. LEO. DE. TRIBV. IVDA. 1560., weight 5.95g (Burns 14 fig. 884; SCBI 35 [Ashmolean], 1093-94; SCBI 58 [Edinburgh], 1019ff; S.5418). Well centred and equally well struck, good very fine and a rare variety with the overstruck legend and especially without revaluation countermark.
