A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman

Robert III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, Second issue, Groat, Perth, mm. cross potent, tressure of six arcs, trefoil on one cusp, nothing in spandrels, trefoil on breast, double crosslets after robertvs, gra and rex, no stop after dei, rev. three pellets in quarters of cross, double crosslet stops after dns, z (sic), tetcr, ms, and de, reads pertr, 2.53g/2h (SCBI 35, 591-2 and B 31, fig. 396, same dies; SCBI 72, –; S 5170). Slightly weak strike, otherwise very fine, toned, 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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DNW Auction 55, 8 October 2002, lot 709 (part); bt M.R. Vosper May 2004

This issue probably dates from around the time of the opening of the Aberdeen mint at a time when Perth was the most prolific mint. It would seem that all the dies were produced in the same workshop, since all use the same letter punches and only vary in the stops - annulets at Edinburgh, crosses at Perth and crescents at Aberdeen. The surviving coins of Edinburgh and Perth are very rare.