A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman

James II (1437-1460), Second coinage, Second issue, Groat, type IIIb, Edinburgh, mm. crown, tressure of nine arcs, small fleurs on cusps except above crown, nothing in spandrels, saltires by neck, small lis to right of crown and another above, reads iacobvs and gra, legend ends scottorvm, double saltire final, rev. three pellets in first and third, crown in second and fourth quarters, nothing in centre of cross, mostly single saltire stops both sides, 3.56g/10h (SCBI 35, 709, same obv. die, cf. SCBI 72, 713; B –, fig. –; S 5236). Obverse fine, reverse better, the variety very rare £300-£400

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

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