Robert III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, Second issue, Groat, Edinburgh, mm. cross potent, tressure of seven arcs, trefoils on some cusps, nothing on breast, annulets in spandrels, double annulet stops after robertvs, dei and rex, rev. three pellets in quarters of cross, double annulet stops after dns, z, tector, ms, villa and bvrgh, single annulet after z, 2.95g/6h (SCBI 35, 572 and SCBI 72, 191, same dies: B 41, fig 391, same obv. die; S 5167). Small striking crack at 8 o’clock, very fine, toned, scarce £240-£300

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

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L.E. Bruun Collection, Sotheby Auction, 18-22 May 1924, lot 927 (part); Dr J. Davidson Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 60, 9-10 December 2003, lot 389; bt S.J. Blancoe March 2019

Like the annulet coins of Perth, this issue is rare although less so than the corresponding Perth coins (see lot 122).