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

Robert III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, First issue, Groat, Edinburgh, mm. cross potent, tressure of nine arcs, large trefoils on cusps, lis and crescent stops, triple-arc tressures at 9 and 10 o’clock, rev. three pellets in quarters of cross, lis and crescent stops after dns, villa and rgh, 2.62g/7h (cf. SCBI 35, 557; SCBI 72, 124, same dies; cf. B 13, fig. 355; S 5164A). Very fine, a very rare variety £200-£260

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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DNW Auction 132, 15 September 2015, lot 213

Towards the end of the lis and crescent issue, the tressure was altered from seven to nine arcs. Sometimes these arcs are drawn with a triple line - as on two consecutive arches on this coin,