Scotland - James VI (I). 1594 AV Gold Rider - 100 Shillings - NGC UNC Details - Coin

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SCOTLAND. James VI (I). 1594 AV Rider, 100 Shillings. NGC UNC Details. 28mm. 5.17gm. IACOBVS·6·D·G·R... King in armor with raised sword, right on horseback / SPERO·MELIORA. Crowned shield. KM 18; SCBC 5458; Gelder, Serooskerke, 78 (this coin); Burns 6 (fig. 954); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 1164 (same dies).

This was the only Scottish coin found in the Serooskerke Hoard . Light surfaces hairlines but very attractive and exceptional for the issue.

Ex-Ridgemount Collection (Spink 69, 20 April 1989), lot 263; J.K.R. Murray Collection (Spink 57, 29 April 1987), lot 15; Serooskerke Coin Find (Schulman 244, 15 November 1966), lot 757; Serooskerke Hoard.

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The Serooskerke Hoard was discovered in 1966 on the island of Walcheren in the Netherlands and contained 1150 pieces.