M & H
1559 Mary Queen of Scots Testoon
£1,650
£1,750
Mary (1542-1567) Silver Testoon. Second period, Francis and Mary. Edinburgh mint; im: crown/–. Dated 1559. Crowned coat-of-arms over cross potent / Crowned FM monogram; Lorraine cross flanking; lis above crown. Burns 3 (fig. 879)
(SCBI 58 (Edinburgh), 994-5; SCBC 5416) weight - 6.15 grams,
Faint scratches both sides, otherwise nicely toned, rare variety, EF
Provenance
Provenance
Ex M. Rasmussen FPL 18 (Winter 2009/10), no. 275. - £1100
Ex Geoffrey Cope Collection.