Robert III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, First issue, Groat, Edinburgh, mm. cross potent on rev. only, tressure of seven arcs, large trefoils on cusps, triple pellet stops, rev. three pellets in quarters of cross, double saltire stop after dns, reads liratvr, inner legend without stops, rs replace bs in legend both sides, 2.74g/10h (SCBI 35, 534, same dies; SCBI 72, 19, same obv. die/22 same rev. die [?]; B 3, fig. 340, same obv. die; S 5164A). Good very fine or better, rare thus £400-£500

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

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J. Davidson Collection, DNW Auction 59, 7 October 2003, lot 847 [from Spink July 1968]

This is one of the earliest of a series of coins with triple pellet/double saltire stops.