James III (1460-1488), Groat, base silver issue, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, tressure of eight arcs, rev. mullet in first and fourth, thistle-head in second and third quarters, double saltire stops both sides, 1.93g/10h (SCBI 35, 749ff; cf. B 7, fig. 578; S 5270). About fine, toned £200-£260

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