Important British and World Coins

Mary (1542-1567), Forty-Four Shillings, 1553, large cinquefoils, 5.15g/9h (Murray IIa, dies E6; SCBI 35, 980, same dies; B 4, fig. 813; S 5394). Almost extremely fine, rare (£3,500-4,000)

Provenance:
J.G. Murdoch Collection, Sotheby Auction, 11-13 May 1903, lot 206
S.P. Fay ‘Dundee’ Collection, Bowers & Ruddy/Spink Auction (Los Angeles), 19 February 1976, lot 115.

Illustrated on the back cover