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

James II (1437-1460), Second coinage, Second issue, Groat, type IIb, Edinburgh, mm. crown, tressure of nine arcs, trefoils on some cusps, nothing in spandrels, reads iacobvs and gracia, double saltire after scotorvm, rev. three pellets and annulet in first and fourth quarters, crown in second and third, nothing in centre of cross, no stops either side (except as stated), 3.23g/6h (SCBI 35, 702, same obv. die; SCBI 72, 658; B 19a and 19b, fig. –, same obv. die; S 5233). Nearly very fine, rare £500-£700

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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Bt M. Vosper November 2001

The vendor notes that this coin comes from a small group of dies belonging early in type II, with the spelling scotorvm and gracia in full.