A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman

David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class A, Groat, class ‘A9’, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, small young bust, tressure of six arcs (less well defined), nothing in spandrels, double crosslet stops after david, dei and gra, nothing after rex, reads cotorvm, unbarred ornate a in gra, lis at end of legend, reverse-barred ornate as on rev, 4.16g/1h (SCBI 35, 374, same obv. die; cf. B 15, fig. 262; S 5091). Slightly irregular flan with light scratches on obverse, nearly very fine, toned, the reverse variety extremely 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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Bt R. Johnson August 2001