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

James I or II (c. 1435-40), Second Fleur-de-lis issue, Groat, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, tressure of seven arcs with fleurs on cusps, i at base of sceptre, lis on neck, saltire on each shoulder and to left of bust, reads iacobvs and tracia, legend ends scot, rev. three pellets with small central pellet in first and fourth quarters, lis in second and third, small lis (indistinct) in centre of cross, reads edinbvrgh, lis and saltire stops on both sides, 2.09g/12h (SCBI 35, 662/669, same dies; SCBI 72, 517; B 36, fig. 476, same obv. die; S 5200). Edge split at one o’clock, fine or better for issue, rare £300-£400

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 D. Cavanagh July 1986

A variety from the end of James I’s reign or the beginning of James II’s.