SELECTIONS FROM DAVISSON'S AUCTION 35

Lot 210: 1688 Maundy Set

James II. 1685-1688. AR Maundy set. (Four coins). 1688. Bust of James left / Crowned Roman numerals indicating denomination. S. 3418. ESC 784 (S) (2383) [4d: 88/87 ESC 791 (1864) 3d: ESC 801 (1984). 2d: 88/87 ESC 809 (2297). 1d: 88/87 ESC 816 (2297)].

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Lot 291: Mary Stuart Ryal

SCOTLAND. Mary Stuart (after Abdication). 1542-1567. AR ryal. 29.71 gm. 46 mm. Irregular striking (see references noted below) (457 grains, appropriate weight for the ryal issue). Dated 1566 but probably struck around 1572. Crowned shield, thistle each side; HENRIC & MARIA DEI GRA R & R SCOTORV around / A tortoise climbing a palm tree; DAT GLORIA VIRES on a scroll; 1566. S. 5425 type. SCBI 58, Edinburgh: 1189 (same dies). Good Very Fine.

Holmes, N. in SCBI 58 suggests "more likely an irregular striking." Rampling & Murray, BNJ 59 (1989), p. 213. "The Coinage of the Marians in Edinburgh Castle in 1572-an Addendum" discusses the issue and notes the Lockett example. and a reverse die match to a genuine die. Holmes (SCBI 58: 1189) refers to their work and believes this is best described as "an irregular striking."

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Lot 294: 1567 James VI Ryal

SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR ryal or"sword dollar" 30.33 gm. 42 mm. First coinage with thistle countermark, revaluation of 1578. 1567. Crowned shield of Scotland; I — R on sides, both letters crowned; IACOBVS 6 DEI GRATIA REX SCOTORVM / A sword, upright, a crown at the tip; a hand pointing - XXX in upper field; 15 - 67 across field in center; PRO ME SI MERIOR ("For me: against me if deserved"). S. 5472. Burns 350:6.

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Lot 305: Ireland Long Cross and Hand Penny

IRELAND. Hiberno-Norse. Phase III: Long Cross and Hand coinage, Circa 1035-1060. AR penny. .99 gm. 17 mm. Imitative of Aethelred long cross penny. Bust left; blundered legend / Voided long cross; stylized hands in two angles of cross; blundered legend. S. 6132.

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Lot 316: Ormond Siege Sixpence

IRELAND. Charles I. 1645-1649. AR sixpence. 2.78 gm. 21 mm. Ormond Siege coinage. 1643-1644. Crowned C R, no dot between, in a circle / A large VI, D above; both in a circle. S. 6547. D&F 302.

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Lot 330: 1797 Poole Halfpenny

Dorsetshire 3a (RRR). Poole. Æ halfpenny. 9.35 gm. 29.5 mm. A high relief depiction of the crest of the Prince of Wales; R. ALLEN IRONMONGER POOLE 1797 / POOLE | HALFPENNY | PAYABLE IN | DORSETSHIRE | AND DEVON | 1797.

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