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Alexander II (1214-1249), Short Cross and Stars coinage, Sterling, Phase D, Roxburgh, Pieres, crowned bust right with sceptre, rev. four stars of six points, [pie]res : on [roere], 1.38g/2h (SCBI 35, 87, same rev. die; B 1, fig. 70, S 5035). Part flat, otherwise very fine and very rare £1,000-1,500
Hammer Price: £1,100
Alexander II (1214-1249), Short Cross and Stars coinage, Sterling, Phase D, Roxburgh, Pieres, uncrowned bust left without sceptre, rev. four stars of six points, [pi]eres on roe[re], 1.51g/10h (SCBI 35, 87, same rev. die; B 2, fig. 71, S 5037). Small of flan but full weight, better than fine, very rare £400-600
£400–£600
John Baliol (1292-1296), First coinage, Sterlings (2), without mint name (probably Berwick), four mullets of six points, 1.19g/2h, St Andrews, two mullets of five points, two of six, 1.16g/2h (SCBI 35, 294ff, 298ff; B 1ff, 11ff, figs. 210ff, 214ff; S 5065, 5067) [2]. First about fine, second better but chipped and cracked £100-150
Hammer Price: £130
John Baliol (1292-1296), First coinage, Sterlings (2), both St Andrews, two mullets of five points, two of six, 1.19g/10h, 1.02g/8h (SCBI 35, 294ff, B 11ff, figs. 214ff; S 5067) [2]. Good fine, but second small of flan £200-250
Hammer Price: £180
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Halfgroat, class A, Edinburgh, small young bust, tressure of six arcs, 1.93g/9h (SCBI 35, 391-2; B 1, fig 263; S 5105). Slightly mis-struck along one edge, otherwise good very fine, the portrait better £300-400
Hammer Price: £220
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Halfgroat, class A, Edinburgh, small young bust, tressure of six arcs, 2.25g/11h (SCBI 35, 391-2; B 1, fig. 263; S 5105). Chipped and with internal hairline crack, otherwise fine, reverse better £100-150
Hammer Price: £80
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Halfgroat, class C, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, older bust with aquiline nose, tressure of six arcs, nothing in spandrels, crosslet stops, 1.70g/6h (cf. SCBI 35, 398ff; cf. B 15, fig. 293; S 5109). Slightly small of flan, otherwise nearly very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £120
Robert II (1371-1390), Groat, Edinburgh, star on sceptre-handle, tressure of six arcs and trefoils in spandrels, pellet (over b [?]) behind head, 3.21g/1h (cf. SCBI 35, 458-9; B 8, fig. 328; S 5132). Clipped and sometime cleaned, otherwise very fine and rare, the altered privy-mark apparently unrecorded £200-300
Hammer Price: £240
Robert II (1371-1390), Sterling, Perth, mm. cross pattée on obv. only, star on sceptre-handle, 0.85g/9h (SCBI 35, 498ff; B 8, fig. 322; S 5150); together with a Halfpenny of Alexander III [2]. Fine or better £100-150
Hammer Price: £170
Robert III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, First issue, Groat, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, tressure of seven arcs, trefoils of pellets on cusps, triple pellet/saltire punctuation, 2.75g/3h (SCBI 35, 537ff; B 4, fig. 344; S 5164). Slightly double-struck on obverse, otherwise about very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £110
Robert III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, First issue, Groat, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, tressure of seven arcs, trefoils of pellets on cusps, lis and crescent stops, 2.83g/12h (SCBI 35, 553ff; B 10, fig. 353; S 5164). Nearly very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £300
Robert III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, First issue, Groat, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, tressure of seven arcs, trefoils of pellets on cusps, lis and crescent stops, 2.55g/5h (SCBI 35, 553ff; B 10, fig. 353; S 5164). Good fine £100-150
Robert III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, First issue, Groat, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, tressure of nine arcs, trefoils of pellets on cusps, lis and crescent stops, 2.63g/7h (SCBI 35, 558ff; B 13, fig. 355; S 5164). Nearly very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £150
Robert III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, First issue, Halfgroat, Edinburgh, mm. cross potent, tressure of seven arcs, trefoils of pellets on cusps except above crown, triple pellet stops, 1.25g/6h (cf. SCBI 35, 602; cf. B 7, fig. 354; S 5172). Nearly very fine, scarce £100-150
Hammer Price: £200
Robert III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, First issue, Halfgroat, Edinburgh, mm. cross potent, tressure of seven arcs, trefoils of pellets on cusps except above crown, triple pellet stops, 1.46g/2h (cf. SCBI 35, 602; cf. B 7, fig. 354; S 5172). Nearly very fine but reverse double-struck, scarce £100-150
James II (1437-1460), First coinage, Groat, Third Fleur-de-lis issue, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, three pellets in first and fourth quarters, lis in second and third quarters, double annulet stops, 1.79g/8h (SCBI 35, 678ff; B 1, fig. 495; S 5225). Chipped, otherwise good fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £190
James II (1437-1460), Second coinage, Halfgroat, type II, Edinburgh, mm. cross fourchée on obv., crown on rev., tressure of nine arcs, trefoils on cusps except on breast, lis to right of crown, rev. three pellets in first and fourth quarters, crown in second and third quarters, 1.70g/12h (SCBI 35 –; B 2a, fig. 551A; S 5243). Good fine or better, extremely rare £600-800
Hammer Price: £650
James III (1460-1488), Groat, Base silver issue, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, tressure of eight arcs, rev. mullet in first and fourth, thistle-head in second and third quarters, double saltire stops both sides, 2.12g/11h (SCBI 35, 749ff; cf. B 7, fig. 578; S 5270). Portrait partly flat, otherwise good fine, reverse better £300-400
James III (1460-1488), Groat, Light issue, Edinburgh, mm. cross fleury, crown with five spikes, rev. pellets in first and fourth, mullets in second and third quarters, reads edenbeovrge, 2.42g/9h (SCBI 35, 763; B 23, fig. 605; S 5280). Flat at one edge, otherwise good fine £200-300
James III (1460-1488), Groat, Light issue, Edinburgh, mm. cross fleury, crown with five spikes, rev. pellets in first and fourth, mullets in second and third quarters, reads edenbeovrge, 2.51g/12h (SCBI 35, 763; B 23, fig. 605; S 5280). Fine or better £150-200
Hammer Price: £140
James III (1460-1488), Ecclesiastical issues, Bp Kennedy, Penny, type IIa, orb tilted upwards, 1.69g/11h (SCBI 35, 809-12; S 5309). Reverse slightly double-struck, otherwise very fine and of sound metal, scarce £100-150
James IV (1488-1513), Unicorn, type I, mm. lis, Lombardic lettering, six-pointed star stops, 3.72g/1h (SCBI 35, 817; B 3, fig. 627; S 5316). A few obverse surface marks, otherwise nearly very fine, rare £3,200-3,600
£3,200–£3,600
James V (1513-1542), First coinage, Unicorn, type II, mm. crown, x below unicorn, colon, pellet, trefoil and double-trefoil stops, rev. mullet in centre of wavy star superimposed on cross with scroll ends, colon and pellet stops, 3.88g/9h (SCBI 35, 884ff; B 2ff, figs 729ff; S 5365). Good very fine £4,000-5,000
Hammer Price: £6,000
James V (1513-1542), Bawbees (2), both Edinburgh, mm. lis on rev. only, with pellets in crown and pellet after oppidvm, 1.47g/1h, no pellets in crown, trefoil after oppidvm, 1.79g/1h (SCBI 35 951, 953ff; SCBI 58 135ff; B 4, 5, figs. 775-6; S 5383) [2]. Good fine to very fine, but both with small striking split £100-150
Mary (1542-1567), First period, Testoon, 1556, type IIIa, mm. crown on rev. only, small high-arched crown above shield, no annulets in field, no stops after dates, 6.18g/3h (SCBI 35, 1005ff; SCBI 58 312ff; B 7ff, fig. 786ff; S 5405). Reverse with crowned thistle countermark for the 1578 revaluation, about very fine, toned £300-400
Hammer Price: £420
Mary (1542-1567), First period, Testoon, 1556 on obv., 1557 on rev., type IIIa, mm. crown on rev. only, small high-arched crown above shield, annulets in field, no stops after dates, 5.97g/10h (SCBI 35, 1009; SCBI 58, 328ff; B 13-4, figs. 789-90; S 5404). About very fine, the muling of dates rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £600
Mary (1542-1567), First period, Testoon, 1558, type IIIb, mm. crown on rev. only, large low-arched crown above shield, no annulets in field, stops after dates, 5.90g/11h (SCBI 35, 1015ff; SCBI 58, 349; B 20ff, fig. 795ff; S 5406). About very fine, toned £200-300
Mary (1542-1567), First period, Testoon, 1558, type IIIb, mm. crown on rev. only, large low-arched crown above shield, annulets in field, stops after dates, 5.97g/11h (SCBI 35, 1015ff; SCBI 58 350; B 20ff, fig. 795ff; S 5407). Reverse with crowned thistle countermark for the 1578 revaluation, about very fine, toned £300-400
Hammer Price: £340
Mary (1542-1567), First period, Testoon, 1558, type IIIb, mm. crown on rev. only, no annulets in field, a added to right of shield, stop after date on rev., 5.77g/11h (SCBI 35, –; SCBI 58, 353; B –; S 5408). Fine or better but cleaned and waterworn (?), very rare £200-300
Hammer Price: £160
Mary (1542-1567), First period, Bawbee, Edinburgh, 1.70g/9h (S 5432); together with other miscellaneous Scottish coins, in silver (4), billon and base metal (34) [39]. Varied state £100-150
Mary (1542-1567), Second period, Testoon, 1558, type I, mm. crown on rev. only, 5.41g/8h (SCBI 35, 1085; SCBI 58, 987; B 2, fig. 878; S 5416). Reverse with crowned thistle countermark for the 1578 revaluation, striking split, otherwise fair £100-150
James VI (1567-1625), First coinage, Two-Thirds Ryal, 1571, 20.22g/11h (SCBI 35 –; SCBI 58, 1366-7; B –; S 5474). With crowned thistle countermark for the revaluation of 1578 on reverse, nearly very fine, counterstamp better, rare £500-700
James VI (1567-1625), Second coinage, Quarter-Merk, 1577, mm. cross on rev. only, 2.91g/8h (SCBI 35, –; SCBI 58, 1435-8; B 1, –; S 5479). Fine £100-150
James VI (1567-1625), Fourth coinage, Thirty Shillings, 1584, mark of value in two lines, 21.52g/12h (SCBI 35, –; SCBI 58, 1467-8; B –; S 5487). About fine, the date rare £150-200
James VI (1567-1625), Fourth coinage, Twenty Shillings, 1583, 14.82g/9h (SCBI 35, 1242; SCBI 58, 1479-81; B 3, fig. 935; S 5489). Bust smoothed, otherwise good fine, toned £300-400
Hammer Price: £320
James VI (1567-1625), Fifth coinage, Thistle Noble, mm. quatrefoil, pellet stops, 7.64g/7h (cf. SCBI 35, 1148ff; SCBI 58, 1255; B 2, fig. 951; S 5456). Very slightly creased and with a 1cm crack at 4 o’clock, otherwise better than very fine, very rare £4,000-5,000
£4,000–£5,000
James VI (1567-1625), Sixth coinage, Balance Half-Merk, 1591, mm. cinquefoil (pierced on rev.), 4.39g/9h (SCBI 35, 1247ff; SCBI 58, 1495ff; B 2, fig. 937; S 5491). Nearly very fine £400-500
Hammer Price: £480
James VI (1567-1625), Seventh coinage, Ten Shillings, 1594, mm. quatrefoil, 6.13g/8h (SCBI 35, 1256ff; SCBI 58, 1515ff; B 2, fig. 939; S 5493). Slightly double-struck in places, otherwise good very fine, lightly toned £300-400
James VI (1567-1625), Seventh coinage, Ten Shillings, 1599, mm. rosette, 6.05g/4h (SCBI 35, 1266-8; SCBI 58, 1528-30; B 6, fig. 939; S 5493). Very fine or better but badly scratched in obverse fields, the date scarce £200-300
James VI (1567-1625), Seventh coinage, Five Shillings, 1598/6, mm. quatrefoil, 2.90g/5h (SCBI 35, –; SCBI 58, 1539; B –; S 5494). Nearly very fine, rare £200-300
Hammer Price: £260
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