Lot 519 , A rare Mary Queen of Scots silver pattern testoon or counter, c.1553,

A rare Mary Queen of Scots silver pattern testoon or counter, c.1553, similar in style to type II testoon, large M crowned, crowned thistle each side, wireline inner circle, rev. crowned shield, no cross potent, wireline inner circle, legends as testoon but undated, lightly toned, good VF
Estimate £1,500-2,000

An identical coin was sold at the R.W. Cochran-Patrick sale, Sotheby's November 1949


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