Robert III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, First issue, Groat, Edinburgh, mm. cross potent, tressure of nine arcs, large trefoils on cusps, double saltire stops including after scotorvm, reads rx, rev. three pellets in quarters of cross, double saltire stops after dns, mevs, z and villa, 2.63g/7h (SCBI 35, 562, SCBI 72, 135 and B 15, fig. 358, same dies; S 5164A). Very fine and extremely rare £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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Bt A. Gillis November 2014

This is one of only two dies of this type which seem to bring the First issue to a close. This die has a normal initial cross but reads rx, the other has the normal reading rex but no initial cross. Coins of this type are extremely rare. The vendor knows of three coins from this die, including this specimen, reading rx and only one reading rex (Part I, DNW 286, lot 113) that have come on to the market in the last 50 years.