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

Robert III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, Second issue, Groat, Perth, mm. cross potent, tressure of eight arcs, trefoils on eight cusps, nothing on breast, nothing in spandrels, saltire and pellet stops after robertvs, dei, gra, rex, and scottorvm, rev. three pellets in quarters of cross, saltire and pellet stops after dns, p, ms, villa and de, 2.77g/4h (SCBI 35, –583, same rev. die; SCBI 72, 225ff: B 24, fig 366, same rev. die; S 5170). About very fine, dark tone, a rare combination of dies £180-£220

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 Spink January 1978