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A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman

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№ 752

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9 May 2024

Hammer Price:
£700

James V (1513-1542), Second coinage, Groat, Holyrood Abbey mint, type Ib, bust right with wide-collared mantle and double-arched crown, nine jewels to band, numeral 5 omitted, contraction mark above v of scotorv, rev. shield with angled and pointed base, cross-ends A, reads edinbrvgh [saltire], double annulet stops both sides, 11h (cf. SCBI 35, 912; SCBI 58, 48; SCBI 71, 355; B 22, fig. 723; S 5376). Slight dig behind head, otherwise about very fine, the variety very rare [slabbed NGC VF 35] £1,000-£1,200

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

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Heritage Auction, 5-9 September 2019, lot 32195