Important British and World Coins

James V (1513-1542), Crown, type III, mm. radiant star on obv., crown on rev., open crown with hatched caul, seven pellets on band, rev. quatrefoil in centre of cross, lis at end of limbs, thistle-heads in angles, barred as, trefoil stops, 3.35g/11h (SCBI 35, –; B 1, fig. 738; S 5370). Very fine, very rare (£800-1,000)

Provenance:
Glendining Auction, 7 December 1966, lot 5
S.P. Fay ‘Dundee’ Collection, Bowers & Ruddy/Spink Auction (Los Angeles), 19 February 1976, lot 100