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 six arcs, trefoils on cusps, nothing in spandrels, nothing on breast, double crosslet stops after robertvs, gra and rex, nothing after scotorvm, rev. three pellets in quarters of cross, double crosslet stops after dns, tetor, ms and villa, reads perah, 2.65g/4h (SCBI 35, –; cf. SCBI 72, 254 and B 32, fig. 397, same dies; S 5170). Flan a little irregular and reverse surface rough, about very fine £150-£200

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 eBay April 2015

The vendor notes that the production of dies was centralised at this time, the mints at Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Perth all showing the same letter-punches but with varying stops - double crescent, double annulet and double crosslet respectively.