James I (1603-25), first coinage, Halfcrown, 14.69g, m.m. thistle, iacobvs d g ang sco fran et hib rex, king on horse right, groundline below, rev. exvrgat devs dissipentvr inimici, garnished square-topped shield (N.2071; S.2644), toned, nearly fine, the reverse better, very rare. Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer?s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.English Hammered Silver provenance:H A Parsons, Glendining, 11-13 May 1954, lot 404W D FergusonSCMB August 1960, 371E M H Norweb, Spink 56, 19 November 1986, lot 951S&B list 63 (Nov/Dec 2001), E159
