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CM05256

Scotland, James I gold Half-Demy

James I of Scotland (1406-37), gold Half-Demy of Four Shillings and Sixpence, type II, upright lion within double lozenge with fleur de lis at apexes, beaded circles and abbreviated Latin legends surrounding with fleur de lis and saltire stops, initial mark crown, IACOBVS+ DExx IGRACIA+ Rxx rev. saltire cross, saltire below, I above, fleur de lis either side, fleured tressure of seven arcs surrounding, large quatrefoils around with pierced centres, beaded circles and legends around, initial mark cross with fleur de lis and saltire stops, +SALVVmxx FAC POPVLVm+ TVxx, weight 1.77g (Burns 2, fig.445; S.5194). Light uneven tone, perhaps once cleaned, otherwise a bold very fine for this extremely rare issue, only two varieties recorded by Burns as opposed to over twenty for the companion Demy.

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 Loves Auction Rooms, Perth, 2003.

Ex Dix Noonan and Webb, Auction 124, 16th September 2014, lot 2767.

Ex A H Baldwin Fixed Price List, Summer 2015, item SC003.

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