Important British and World Coinsxx

James III (1460-1488), Billon issues, Half-Plack, mm. cross pattée, cross pattée each side of shield, double saltire stops, s at end of legend, rev. floreate cross fourchée, crowns in angles, i in centre, 1.42g/11h (SCBI 35, –; cf. B 1c, fig. 573B; S 5298). Flan a little irregular, fair to fine, extremely rare £90-120

Provenance: W. Allen Collection; exchanged with N.G. Brodie January 1981.

A variety with s at the end of the obverse legend is published by Lindsay (First supplement, p.31 and pl. 3, 9). Burns, however, casts doubt on its existence (vol. II, p.160)