Special Collections

Sold between 9 December & 7 October 2003

2 parts

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Scottish Coins from the Collection of The Late Dr. James Davidson

Dr James Davidson

Lot

№ 428

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10 December 2003

Hammer Price:
£500

James III (1460-1488), Halfgroat, Edinburgh, mm. cross fleury, tressure of seven arcs broken by bust, trefoils on cusps, no letters by bust, rev. three pellets in first and fourth quarters, mullet of five points in second and third quarters, 1.20g/6h (SCBI 35, 767; B 6, fig. 607; S 5282 var.). Two small striking splits, nearly very fine, very rare (£600-700)

Provenance:
SNC January 1971 (686);
bt Spink March 1971