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

James II (1437-1460), First coinage, Third Fleur-de-lis issue, Groat, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, tressure of eight arcs, reads iacobvs and gra, legend ends scotorvm, no additional marks, rev. three pellets in first and fourth quarters, lis in second and third, nothing in centre of cross, colon stops, double annulet before and after nbv, small lis after rgh, 2.11g/9h (SCBI 35, –; SCBI 72 –; B –, fig. –; S 5225). Light scratching on reverse, better than fine, a variety of extreme rarity £200-£300

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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Dr J. Davidson Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 60, 9-10 December 2003, lot 406 [weight incorrectly stated]; DNW 65, 16 March 2005, lot 895

This variety was first published by Dakers in 1938 and this coin is mentioned in the text as being one of only two specimens, at the time residing in Dr. Davidson’s collection.