beaded borders with abbreviated Latin legend surrounding
gold Five-Pounds 1992
a little weakly struck on lower apex
Eadred (946-953)
superior to the plate coin in the Spink catalogue
Scotland, James VI 1603 Quarter Merk, extremely rare date beaded borders with abbreviated LatinScotland, James VI (1567 1625), silver Quarter Merk, 1603, Eighth Coinage, crowned Scottish arms, legend and beaded border surrounding, IACOBVS. 6. D. G. R. SCOTORVM, rev. crowned thistle plant, legend and beaded border surrounding, REGEM. IOVA. PROTEGIT. 1603 , weight 1. 49g (Burns , note; S. 5499). Toned very fine for issue and an extremely rare date, Burns only recorded a note of one example he had not seen.