David II (1329-1371), Third coinage, Groat, class 2, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, ‘Robert II’ head, tressure of six arcs, trefoils in spandrels, star on sceptre-handle, single crosslet stops, nothing after scotorvm, no line below bust, two saltires after dns, plain a both sides, 3.16g/6h (SCBI 35, –; B –, fig. –; S 5125). Clipped, nearly very fine, the punctuation varieties extremely rare £150-£200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman.

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bt May 2006

See ‘A 14th Century Hoard of Scottish Groats from Balleny Townland, Co. Down’ (BNJ 33, pp.97-8) where Stewart mentions that he knows of only two David II Groats with two crosses after dns.