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

Robert III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, Second issue, Groats (2), Edinburgh, mm. cross potent, tressure of nine arcs, trefoils on all cusps, including on breast, saltire and pellet stops, reads scottrvm, rev. three pellets in quarters of cross, triple pellet stops after dns, p, ms, and villa, 2.45g/11h (SCBI 35, 568 and SCBI 72, 173, same obv. die; B 39a, fig 373A, same dies; S 5166), Perth, somewhat similar with double crosslet stops on both sides, 2.84g/8h (cf. SCBI 35, 584 and SCBI 72, 243; cf. B 25, fig 374) [2]. Second fine, first better but clipped £100-£150

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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First bt D. Cavanagh April 1980; second bt A. Gillis November 2014