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19 February 2025
James V (1513-1542), Second coinage, Groat, Holyrood Abbey mint, type IIIb (iv), bust right with mantle and corded chain, single-arched crown, seven jewels to band, strawberry-leaf decorations, no trefoil on inner circle, rev. shield with rounded base, cross-ends E, no contraction after r of edinbvrgi, composite n, trefoil stops both sides, 2.64g/6h (SCBI 35, 929, same dies; SCBI 58, 84; SCBI 71, 377-8; B 9, fig. –; S 5378). Very fine, toned £400-£500
Hammer Price: £600
James V (1513-1542), Second coinage, Groat, Holyrood Abbey mint, type IIIc (iv), bust right with mantle and smooth chain, single-arched crown, seven jewels to band, strawberry-leaf decorations, ‘squarer’ hair style, rev. shield with rounded base, cross-ends E, no contraction after r of edinbvrgi, trefoil stops both sides, extra trefoil of tiny pellets after oppidv, 2.50g/4h (cf. SCBI 35, 930; SCBI 58, 94-5, same obv. die; SCBI 71, 401ff, same obv. die; cf. B 3, fig. 706; S 5378). Trace...
Hammer Price: £460
James V (1513-1542), Second coinage, Groat, Holyrood Abbey mint, type IIIc (v), bust right with mantle and smooth chain, single-arched crown, five jewels to band, strawberry-leaf decorations, ‘squarer’ hair style, rev. shield with rounded base, cross-ends E, no contraction after r of edinbvrgi, trefoil stops both sides, 2.52g/3h (SCBI 35, 925, same dies; SCBI 58, 109; SCBI 71, 414; B 5, cf. fig. 707; S 5378). Small striking split, about very fine £300-£400
Hammer Price: £380
Mary (1542-1567), First period, Testoon, type IIIb, 1558, mm. cross potent on obv., small closed crown on rev., wide low-arched crown, no annulets below m r, reads maria · dei · g · scotor · regina ·, rev. large cross potent with large crosses in angles, 5.77g/10h (cf. SCBI 35, 1016; SCBI 58, 354; cf. B fig. 797, 799; S 5406). Some deep scratches beneath old tone, otherwise very fine, the reverse mintmark very rare £200-£260
Hammer Price: £550
James VI (1567-1625), Before Accession, Eighth coinage, Thistle Merk, 1604, stop after scotorvm, 6.64g/10h (SCBI 58, 1588, same rev. die; SCBI 35, –; cf. B fig. 943; S 5497). Good very fine, some scratches in fields, light grey tone, very rare £600-£800
James VI (1567-1625), After Accession, Ninth coinage, Twelve Shillings, mm. thistle-head, reads fran et hib rex, rev. Scottish lion in second quarter only, 5.29g/11h (cf. SCBI 35, 1364; SCBI 71, 1385ff; B 2, fig. 974, same dies; S 5505). Small of flan, about fine, reverse better, very rare £120-£150
Hammer Price: £200
James VI (1567-1625), After Accession, Tenth coinage, Twelve Shillings, mm. thistle-head, reads fran & hib rex, rev. Scottish lion in first and fourth quarters, larger lettering both sides, 5.76g/1h (SCBI 35, 1375A; SCBI 71, 1419ff; B 15, fig. 985; S 5506). Slightly smooth on face, otherwise good fine or better £200-£260
Hammer Price: £190
James VI (1567-1625), After Accession, Tenth coinage, Twelve Shillings, mm. thistle-head, reads fran & hib rex, rev. Scottish lion in first and fourth quarters, smaller lettering on obv., larger on rev., 5.76g/11h (SCBI 35, 1375; SCBI 71, 1419ff; B 15, fig. 985; S 5506). Fine, reverse better, very rare £150-£200
Hammer Price: £140
James VI (1567-1625), After Accession, Tenth coinage, Twelve Shillings, mm. thistle-head, Scottish shields in first and fourth quarters, 5.81g/12h (SCBI 35, 1375-6; B 15, fig. 985; S 5506). Smoothed in places, otherwise about very fine and well-centred on a round flan £500-£700
Hammer Price: £480
Charles I (1625-1649), First coinage, Twelve Shillings, mm. small thistle-head, reads fran & hib rex, rev. Scottish lion in first and fourth quarters, small lettering on obv., large on rev., 5.66g/11h (Murray pl. iii, 18; SCBI 35, 1413-4; B 3, fig. 998; S 5542). Nearly very fine, reverse a little better £300-£400
Hammer Price: £400
Charles I (1625-1649), Second coinage, Second coinage, Half-Merk, no mm., 3.22g/4h (Murray dies. c/5; SCBI 35, 1420; B 1, fig. 1001 var.; S 5546). About very fine with old cabinet toning £200-£260
Hammer Price: £150
Charles I (1625-1649), Third coinage, Intermediate issue, Twelve Shillings, mm. thistle-head (at end of legend on obv., above crown on rev.), single lozenge stops on obv., reads mag britan fr et hib, 5.80g/9h (Murray pl. iii, 20; SCBI 35, 1458-9, same dies; B 21, fig. –; S 5559). Slight creasing, nearly very fine, rare £200-£300
Hammer Price: £180
Charles I (1625-1649), Third coinage, Falconer’s Second issue, Twelve Shillings, mm. leaved thistle (between trefoils of pellets on obv.), colon stops on obv., f and five-pointed star above crown, large harp, no stop after separe, 5.71g/6h (Murray 9; SCBI 35, –; B –, fig. –; cf. S 5562). Nearly very fine, slight buckle in flan, the variety extremely rare £200-£300
Hammer Price: £170
Charles I (1625-1649), Third coinage, Falconer’s Second issue, Twelve Shillings, mm. leaved thistle (between trefoils of pellets on obv.), colon stops on obv., reads mag brit fran et hib, f and pellet above crown, small harp, 5.66g/6h (Murray 2; cf. SCBI 35, 1509ff; B –; S 5562). Light crease, nearly very fine, a very rare variety £200-£260
Charles II (1649-1685), First coinage, Merk, 1669, type II, leaved thistle below bust, reads dei · gra ·, stop after date, 6.22g/9h (D 20; M 16; SCBI 35 –; B 4, fig. –; S 5611; KM. 102.1). Some ghosting in the legends on both sides, nearly very fine, the variety rare £200-£300
Charles II (1649-1685), First coinage, Merk, 1671, leaved thistle below bust, reads dei :, 6.27g/9h (Murray 18; SCBI 35, 1584; B 9, fig. 1051; S 5611). Flan flaw at 6 o’clock and minor clash marks, otherwise good very fine and toned with iridescence in legends £400-£600
Hammer Price: £240
Charles II (1649-1685), Second coinage, Quarter-Dollar (Fourteen Shillings), 1681, 6.59g/6h (Murray 48; SCBI 35, 1632, same obv. die; cf. B 7, fig. 1056; S 5620). Good fine or better, scarce £150-£200
Hammer Price: £160
William II (1694-1702), Ten Shillings, 1699, no stops on obv., 4.41g/12h (SCBI 35, 1759, same dies; B p.519; S 5687). Some surface marks, otherwise good fine, the date extremely rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £360
9 May 2024
David I (1124-1153), Period D, Sterling, mint and moneyer uncertain, crowned bust right with sceptre, [–]dnov[—], rev. cross fleurdelisée, pellet in angles, [–——], 1.41g (cf. SCBI 35, 9ff; B –, fig. 8B, same obv. die; S 5010). Of good metal and very fine but much flatness, patches of dark deposit on reverse, very rare £1,200-£1,500
Hammer Price: £1,500
William the Lion (1165-1214), Crescent and Pellet coinage, Phase II, Sterling, Phase II, Roxburgh, Raul, bust left with wide crown and holding sceptre with cross pommée sceptre-head, le rei willam, rev. ravl de rocbvr, short cross pattée with crescent and pellet in each angle, 1.45g/8h (cf. SCBI 35, 42ff; B 14, fig. –; S 5024). Very fine and toned, rare £400-£600
Hammer Price: £650
William the Lion (1165-1214), Short Cross and Stars coinage, Phase A, Sterling, Phase A, Roxburgh, Raul, bust left, le rei wi· lam, rev. ravl· on· roce·, short voided cross, four stars of six points in angles, 1.46g/6h (SCBI 35, –; B 3b figs. 42C; S 5027). Full and round, about very fine £240-£300
Hammer Price: £420
William the Lion (1165-1214), Short Cross and Stars coinage, Phase B, Sterling, Phase B, class I, no mint name, Hue Walter, crude bust left with crescent hair and pellet crown, le rei wila+, rev. hve walt : o, short voided cross, three stars of six points, one of five in angles, 1.28g/6h (cf. SCBI 35, 70; B 11 and fig. 48, same dies; S 5029). Nearly very fine £150-£200
Hammer Price: £220
William the Lion (1165-1214), Short Cross and Stars coinage, Phase B, Sterling, Phase B, class III, no mint name, Hue Walter, crude bust left, le rei wil[am], rev. hve walter, short voided cross, four stars of five points in angles, 1.35g/9h (cf. SCBI 35, 68; B 18, fig. 53; S 5029). About very fine £200-£260
Hammer Price: £320
William the Lion (1165-1214), Short Cross and Stars coinage, Phase B, Sterling, Phase B, class IVc, no mint name, Hue Walter, crude bust left, le rei wilt, rev. hve walt· eo, short voided cross, four stars of five points in angles, 1.28g/12h (cf. SCBI 35, 73; B 24, fig. 59; S 5029). Good fine, reverse fine £150-£200
William the Lion (1165-1214), Short Cross and Stars coinage, Phase B, Sterling, Phase B, class VI, no mint name, Walter Hue, crude bust left with sceptre, willelmvs re+, rev. wevtere hv, short voided cross, four stars of six points in angles, 1.36g/12h (Jones & Sugden dies 3-D; SCBI 35, –; cf. B 29 and fig. 64, same dies; S 5029). Fine or nearly so, extremely rare £150-£200
Alexander III (1249-1286), First coinage, Sterling, type IIIa, Berwick, Robert, ro ber to nb’, pellets and saltires on sceptre handle, ‘florid’ x, 1.35g/10h (cf. SCBI 35, 105; B –, fig. –; S 5043). Very fine, the variety rare £200-£260
Alexander III (1249-1286), First coinage, Sterling, type IIIb, Perth, Ion Cokin, ion co rin onp’, ‘scissors’ x, 1.49g/11h (cf. SCBI 35, 129-130; B 39, fig. 112, same obv. die; S 5043). About very fine but part flat £150-£200
Alexander III (1249-1286), First coinage, Sterling, type IIId, Glasgow, Walter, wal te ron gla, cursive t and g, 1.30g/5h (Holmes BNJ dies 6/P; SCBI 35, 121, same obv. die; B 57 and fig. 128, same dies; S 5043). On a full flan, good very fine and rare thus £400-£500
Hammer Price: £750
Alexander III (1249-1286), First coinage, Sterling, type IIId, Roxburgh, Adam, ad am on ro, 1.54g/4h (cf. SCBI 35, 133; B 27, fig. 124; S 5043). Flat on one edge, very fine £200-£300
Alexander III (1249-1286), First coinage, Sterling, type III, ‘Dun’, Walter, wa lte ron dvn, vn ligulated, 1.45g/10h (Holmes BNJ dies 6/F [not in study]; SCBI 35, 110-11; B 59, fig. 130; S 5043). About very fine, toned £300-£400
Alexander III (1249-1286), First coinage, Sterling, type V, Edinburgh, Wilam, wil am on· ed, 1.50g/3h (cf. SCBI 35, –; B 64a-c and figs 94A-C, same dies; S 5045). Very fine with old cabinet toning £240-£300
Hammer Price: £280
Alexander III (1249-1286), First coinage, Sterling, type VII, Roxburgh, Adam, ad am on ro, 1.28g/6h (SCBI 35, –; B –, fig. –; S 5047). Some old surface scratches, good fine or better, rare £200-£260
Alexander III (1249-1286), First coinage, Sterling, type VIII, Berwick, Willem, wi ll on ber, tufted crown, 1.62g/12h (SCBI 35, –; B 18a, fig. 95A, same rev. die; S 5048). Reverse slightly off centre, good fine £150-£200
Alexander III (1249-1286), First coinage, Sterling, type VIII, Berwick, Walter, w[l] ate ron ber, tufted crown, 1.56g/3h (SCBI 35, –; B –, fig. –; S 5048). Some scratches in the reverse legend, nearly very fine and toned, rare £200-£260
Alexander III (1249-1286), First coinage, Sterling, type VIII, Berwick, Walter, wai ter on ber, die ‘x’, with retrograde obv. legend, 1.38g/11h (SCBI 35, –; B 12, fig. 88, same obv. die; S 5048). Usual large die-breaks on obverse, very fine, toned £200-£300
Alexander III (1249-1286), First coinage, Sterling, ‘post-Brussels A’, Berwick, Iohan, io ha no nb’, pelleted hair, colon after rex, 1.39g/5h (SCBI 35, –; cf. B 14, fig. 90; cf. S 5048). Neatly struck on a round flan, good very fine and rare thus £300-£360
Hammer Price: £300
Alexander III (1249-1286), First coinage, Sterling, ‘post-Brussels A’, Berwick, Iohan, ioh an on ber,pelleted hair (irregular rows), small lettering, 1.30g/2h (SCBI 35, –; cf. B –14-16, figs 90-2; cf. S 5048). Good very fine £300-£360
Alexander III (1249-1286), First coinage, Sterling, ‘post-Brussels A’, Berwick, Iohan, ioh an on ber, pelleted hair (two vertical rows), smaller lettering, 1.38g/6h (SCBI 35, –; B 15-16, figs. 91-2; cf. S 5048). About very fine £200-£260
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class A, mm. plain cross on obv. only, bust left with little backsweep to hair, reads alexsander dei : g’ra, rev. long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, reads rex scot:torvm, triple-pellet stop after rex, 1.33g/6h (cf. SCBI 35, 192-4; cf. B 6, fig. 147A; S 5050). Good fine, very rare, the reverse legend variety unpublished £200-£300
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class A/M mule, mm. cross potent on obv. plain cross on rev.,, bust left with little backsweep to hair, reads alexsader · dei : g’ra, rev. long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, reads rex scotorvm+, 1.35g/3h (cf. SCBI 35, 192-4; B 21, fig. 149, same obv. die; S 5050/5053). Very fine but slightly weak on face, rare £120-£150
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