A Collection of Scottish Coins The Property of a Gentleman (Part II)

David II (1329-1371), Third coinage, Groat, class 2b, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, ‘Robert II’ head, tressure of six arcs, trefoils in spandrels, star on sceptre-handle, single crosslet stops, nothing after scotorvm, no line below bust, two stars after dns, plain a both sides, 3.66g/4h (cf. SCBI 35, 425-7 and B 43, fig. 306, for similar rev. dies; S 5125). Surfaces marked, fine, both obverse and reverse varieties very rare £120-£150

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 M. Senior October 2005

The single crosslet stops appear on only a few obverse dies dating from very late in the reign.