Lot 138
138
Scotland, Mary (1542-67), third period, Silver Portrait Testoon, 1561, Revaluation of 1578, countermark crowned thistle, bust left, countermark in front of face, rev. crowned arms of France and Scotland (S.5422, see p.62), a small crack at 11 o'clock, a very strong countermark, host coin very fine for issue, rare

Details
Scotland, Mary (1542-67), third period, Silver Portrait Testoon, 1561, Revaluation of 1578, countermark crowned thistle, bust left, countermark in front of face, rev. crowned arms of France and Scotland (S.5422, see p.62), a small crack at 11 o'clock, a very strong countermark, host coin very fine for issue, rare
Provenance
Ex Dupree Collection, Spink/Boweres & Ruddy auction, February 1976, lot 205
Ex Lockett Collection, Glendining, June 1957, lot 334