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Scotland, James I gold Demy, type III, ex Willis
James I of Scotland (1406-37), gold Demy of Nine Shillings, type III, upright lion within double lozenge with fleur de lis at apexes, beaded circles and abbreviated Latin legends surrounding with fleur de lis stops, initial mark crown, IACOBVS+ DEI GRACIA+ REX SC+ rev. I at centre of saltire cross, pellet below, saltire above, fleur de lis either side, fleured tressure of six arcs surrounding, large quatrefoils around with raised pellet centres, beaded circles and legends around, initial mark cross with fleur de lis and saltire stops, +SALVVmxx FAC POPVLVm+ TVVm+, weight 3.29g (cf.Burns 18, fig.470; S.5192). Toned, well struck, well centred, nearly extremely fine and rare this nicely preserved, the exact die variety on reverse not recorded by Burns, a superb example.
The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on the obverse "James, by the Grace of God, King of Scotland" and on the reverse "O Lord, save Thy people" a Psalm from the Bible. A great deal of the gold in the coinage of Scotland at this period was mined locally principally from Crawford Moor, when nuggets from 2 grams to 30 ounces were discovered.
Provenance:
Ex F W Willis Collection, Part I, Glendining, 5th June 1991, lot 408.
Ex A H Baldwin Fixed Price List, Summer 2015, item SC002.




