Lot Essay
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Details
James I, second coinage, Shilling, 6.00g., m.m. tun, fifth bust (N.2101; S.2656), a piece of 'Fine Work', practically as struck, deeply toned, extremely rare
Provenance
H Montagu, Sotheby, 7 May 1888, lot 286
A B Richardson, Sotheby, 22 May 1895, lot 192
A A Banes, Sotheby, 30 October 1922, lot 89
E H Wheeler, Sotheby, 12 March 1930, lot 363
H V Summers (XYZ) collection, purchased by Seaby, 1946
G R Blake collection, offered in SCMB 1956 (BL153)
Spink Auction 104, 6 July 1994, lot 244 (front cover illustration)
A B Richardson, Sotheby, 22 May 1895, lot 192
A A Banes, Sotheby, 30 October 1922, lot 89
E H Wheeler, Sotheby, 12 March 1930, lot 363
H V Summers (XYZ) collection, purchased by Seaby, 1946
G R Blake collection, offered in SCMB 1956 (BL153)
Spink Auction 104, 6 July 1994, lot 244 (front cover illustration)