SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AV Rider (28mm, 5.06 g, 3h). Seventh coinage. Edinburgh mint; im: quatrefoil. Dated 1598. (quatrefoil) · IACOBVS · 6 · D · G · R · SCOTORVM ·, armored figure of James riding right on caparisoned horse, holding sword in right hand and reins in left; · 1598 · in exergue / (quatrefoil) · SPERO · MELIORA ·, crowned coat-of-arms. Burns 3 (cf. fig. 396); SCBI 58 (Edinburgh) 1275 (same dies); SCBC 5458. Toned. Good VF.

From the James & Martha Robertson Collection. Ex Lucien LaRiviere Collection (Spink 179, 29 March 2006), lot 152; Sotheby’s (1 October 1981), lot 379.