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Scotland, James III Quarter-Rider, rarest gold issue of this reign
Scotland, James III (1460-88),gold Quarter Rider of Twenty Three Shillings, issued 1475-83, class II, crowned quartered Scottish shield of arms, single tressure fleury over long cross pattée, IACOBV S DEI GR A REX S COTORV,the TO ligatured, rev.armoured King on horseback galloping left, holding sword upright with plumed helmet, breaks inner beaded circle surrounding, legend and beaded border surrounding, SALWm FAE POP VLVm T Wm DOmIn, the double Vs joined like a W, weight 1.26g (SCBI 35:737-8; SCBI 72:759-60 Stewartby; Burns 1, fig.622; S.5261).Of bright appearance though lightly toned with some deposit in the legends, rim a little ragged with a flat spot in legend at same place both sides, otherwise about very fine and extremely rare.
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 Morton and Eden sale 46, 11th November 2010, lot 314.
Ex Michael Gietzelt Collection, Dix Noonan and Webb, Auction 181, 16th September 2020, lot 13.