Scotland, Charles I (1625-1649), Sixty Shillings, c.1625-1634, first coinage, m.m. thistle, • carolvs • d • g • mag • brit • fran • [ & • hib] • rex •, James VI as horseman riding right, holding sword, ground line below, rev. • qvæ • devs • 6 • co[nivnx]it • nemo • separet •, square-topped and garnished Stuart shield, 29.93g {462.0grns} (Murdoch, lot 304, same dies; Burns fig. 996; S.5540), double-struck as typical for issue, otherwise a pleasingly round and darkly toned example, the portrait boldly struck, very fine or better for type, rare thusLingford collection