James was the only son of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her second husband, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley.
Mary and Darnley were great-grandchildren of Henry VII of England through Margaret Tudor, the older sister of Henry VIII
Provenance:
London Coins auction 6 July 2003 lot 628
Roderick Richardson Summer list 2007
Bonhams - New York- 13 Dec 2012, lot 1013
St James's auction 5 March 2014, lot 16
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First coinage mm Lis - 1 of 3
Extensive traces of old gilding, and slightly pitted on high points. The rarity of this mintmark and perhaps the attractiveness of this well struck coin has resulted in it being gilded in antiquity. I suspect this coin also featured in the 1903 Sotheby Wilkinson & Hodge auction - The Murdock Collection , because although not pictured , lot 745 was described as ''1604 mm lis, flan has been gilt'' Click on pictures for larger image.
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J Young, Sotheby, 5 February 1919, lot 245
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H W Morrieson, Sotheby, 20 November 1933, lot 368
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Dr E Burstal, Glendining, 15 May 1968, lot 221​
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Colin Adams, Spink ,1 December 2015, lot 47
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Wheeler Collection, Sotheby Auction, 12-14 March 1930, lot 360
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V.J.E. Ryan Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction, 22-24 January 1952, lot 1049
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P. Hunt Collection; bt S. Mitchell August 2000
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Dr John Hulett collection (Part IV), DNW auction 13 March 2018, lot 48​
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First coinage mm Lis - 2 of 3
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First coinage mm Lis - 3 of 3
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Provenance:
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Classical Numismatic Group 81, 20 May 2009 - Lot: 1399.
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