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Scotland: Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1567) & Francis I of France gold Ducat of 60 Shillings 1558 Fine Details (Tooled) NGC,...
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Exquisitely Rare Francis & Mary Ducat - Likely One of Just Two Held Privately
Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1567) & Francis I of France gold
Ducat of 60 Shillings 1558 Fine Details (Tooled) NGC, Edinburgh
mint, S-5399, Fr-35 (Very Rare; this piece cited), Burns-pg. 325,
1b (Fig. 888b [same dies]), SCBI XXXV-Unl. 7.28gm. Second period.
By Hairt (?). • FRAN • ET • MA • D • G • R • R • SCOTOR • DELPHIN •
VIEN •, armored bust of Francis and mantled and veiled head of
Mary, wearing ruffled collar, facing one another; crown above. / •
HORVM • TVTA • FIDES • 1558 •, cruciform pattern of four crowns and
eight intertwined dolphins; cross of Lorraine in each quarter. An
excessively rare coin, this specimen is likely just the second
piece held privately along with the example emanating from the
collection of the late Archbishop Sharp, as the other three known
specimens are in public collections (the British Museum, the
National Museum of Antiquities at Edinburgh, and the Bibliotheque
Nationale). Burns, at the time of his publication in 1887, knew of
only two (the first two museums mentioned previously), indicating
the ensuing 133 years have only brought to light about three
additional examples. Though seeing its fair share of wear along
with some degree of tooling, the immense importance of this coin
cannot be overstated, as it is the only gold issue following Mary's
marriage to Francis before his untimely death in 1560; the unique
gold emission during her first widowhood (S-5400) is now simply
accepted as a pattern. Truly, a fabled, wondrous, and enigmatic
issue within the Scottish hammered series specifically and within
the entirety of British coinage in general. It goes without saying
that the opportunity to acquire this majestic rarity is a
once-in-a-lifetime chance, and we expect that it will clearly be
recognized as such.Ex. Douglas Collection (Spink Auction 119, March 1997, Lot 290) (where it realized a hammer of £77,000); Privately purchased from Sheldon Fay
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