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LM40652

Scotland, James V gold Crown, Type III, XF40, rounded shield, 7 pellets

Regular price £7,500
Regular price Sale price £7,500

Scotland, James V (1513-42), gold Crown of Twenty Scottish Shillings, second coinage (1526-39), type III, crowned shield of Scottish arms with rounded bottom and open crown, seven pellet band to crown, diamond pattern to crown interior, St Andrew's cross saltire either side, linear inner circle, beaded circles and legend surrounding both sides, tri-pellet stops, initial mark star, IACOBVS.: 5.: DEI.: GRA.: REX.: SCOTORVM:., rev. quatrefoil at centre of cross with lis ends, thistle in each angle, initial mark crown, :.CRVCIS :. ARMA :.SEQVAMVR, weight 3.38g (cf. Burns 2, fig.739; S.5370). Toned, with some darker colour within letters in legend, some light weaknesses, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as XF40.

NGC certification 4467213-008.

The Latin obverse legend translates as "James the Fifth, by the Grace of God, King of the Scottish" and on the reverse as "Let us follow the arms of the Cross."

Provenance:

Ex Spink USA Coin Auction, 28th January 2019, lot 1729.

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