A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman (Part III)

Robert II (1371-1390), Groat, Transitional phase, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, normal ‘Robert II’ head, tressure of six arcs, trefoils in spandrels, star on sceptre-handle, single crosslet stops, double after rex, nothing after scottorvm, two stars after dns, plain a both sides, 3.20g/7h (SCBI 35, –B –, fig. –; S 5131). Nearly very fine but slightly clipped, the variety extremely rare £150-£200

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

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This reverse variety was unknown to Burns. This reverse die is also found on the Balleny Townland Hoard specimen (No. 20), where Lord Stewartby initially published the die, the only other example from this die known to the vendor. In the National Museums of Scotland collection, ex Drumnadrochit hoard, there is an example of a second die with two stars after DnS. The vendor knows of no other two star examples.