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

Robert III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, First issue, Groat, Edinburgh, mm. large lis on obv., cross potent on rev., tressure of nine arcs, large trefoils on cusps, lis stops, rev. three pellets in quarters of cross, lis stops after dns, villa and rgh, 2.56g/11h (SCBI 35, 561 and SCBI 72, 134, same obv. die; B 14, fig. 357, same dies; S 5164A). Nearly very fine and extremely rare £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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Spink Auction 224, 25 June 2014, lot 683

The coins showing large lis stops come towards the end of the first issue and before the introduction of double saltire stops on the obverse. They are very rare. Only two obverse dies of this large lis stopped issue are known, this with a large lis Initial mark and another with a cross initial mark. Five reverse dies are known, two of which were used during the Second Issue. This reverse die was one of these, coupling with an obverse die initially used at Perth.