A Collection of Scottish Coins The Property of a Gentleman (Part II)

Robert II (1371-1390), Groat, Phase 3, Dundee, mm. cross pattée, normal ‘Robert II’ head, large b behind, tressure of six arcs, trefoils in spandrels, saltire on sceptre-handle, line below bust, double saltire stops, nothing after scottorvm, double saltire after dns, plain a both sides, 3.90g/3h (SCBI 35, 477, same dies; cf. B 6, fig. 327, same obv. die; S 5135). Very fine, very rare £1,200-£1,500

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 M.C.S. Rasmussen November 2018

The obverse die, the only one with a large letter b behind the head, is known coupled with an Edinburgh reverse (B 6, fig. 327), a die link not noted in ‘Scottish Mints’.