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 are very rare. The vendor knows of only two obverse and five reverse dies of this type before the introduction of double saltire stops on the obverse.