A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman

James II (1437-1460), Second coinage, Second issue, Groat, type IIIa, Edinburgh, mm. crown, tressure of nine arcs, small trefoils on cusps except above crown, nothing in spandrels, saltires by neck, reads iacobvs and g· ra, legend ends scottorvm (double saltire between r and v and after final m), rev. crown in first and fourth quarters, three pellets and saltire in second and third quarters, nothing in centre of cross, double saltire stops both sides, 3.69g/12h (SCBI 35, 712, same dies; SCBI 72, 684; B 25, fig. 542, same obv. die; S 5236). Very fine, toned, rare thus £600-£800

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

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Spink Auction 219, 24-25 September 2013, lot 287

Type III is distinguished by the trefoils on top of the spikes between the lis of the crown.