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Click here to subscribeAlexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class Mb2, mm. cross pattée, bust left with wider hair, unseriffed punch used for i and n, rev. long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, 1.41g/2h (SCBI 35, 213; B 44, fig. 178; S 5054). Of bright appearance, very fine or better £100-£120 --- Provenance: Great Western Auctions (Glasgow), 24-5 March 2017, lot 372 (part); DNW Auction 185, 1 December 2020, lot 507 (part)
William the Lion (1165-1214), Short Cross and Stars coinage, Phase B, Sterling, Phase B, class III, no mint name, Hue Walter, crude bust left, le rei wil[am], rev. hve walter, short voided cross, four stars of five points in angles, 1.35g/9h (cf. SCBI 35, 68; B 18, fig. 53; S 5029). About very fine £200-£260 --- Provenance: DNW Auction 55, 8 October 2002, lot 618
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class B, Groats (2), both class B, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, large young bust, tressure of six arcs, nothing in spandrels, crosslet and double crosslet stops, ornate as both sides, 4.10g/6h, 3.03g/9h (cf. SCBI 35, 377, 382; cf. B 19, 28, fig. 279, 275; S 5095) [2]. First good fine, second better but small of flan, both rare varieties £200-£300 --- Provenance: First bt Spink July 1977; second DNW Auction 158, 24 April 2019, lot 641 (part)
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class A, Groat, class A6, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, small young bust, tressure of six arcs, nothing in spandrels, crosslet stops, saltire after scotorvm, 3.73g/6h (SCBI 35, 369 same obv. die; B 10, fig. 257, same obv. die; S 5091). Slightly small of flan, good fine or better £150-£200 --- Provenance: Bt Edinburgh Coin Shop July 1982 The introduction of crosslet stops mark a transition to the next phase of the coinage. The tressure around the king is still relatively well defined.
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class A, Groat, class A7, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, small young bust, tressure of six arcs, nothing in spandrels, crosslet stops, five-pointed star (unpierced) after scotorvm, crosslet after villa, 4.58g/5h (SCBI 35, 370 same dies; B 12, fig. 259, same dies; S 5091). Very fine or better, some small surface marks, dark tone £240-£300 --- Provenance: R.A. Macpherson Collection, DNW Auction 83, 30 September 2009, lot 3987 [from Baldwin March 1982] On this type, the crosslet stops continue but the tressure is much less sharply drawn. Burns figs. 254 and 255, used at Aberdeen are very similar to this Edinburgh die and are almost certainly contemporary - a distinct group of three dies produced at the same time.
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class C, Groat, class C2, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, third intermediate bust, tressure of six arcs, nothing in spandrels, double crosslet stops, including after scotorvm, small d under v of vill, plain a both sides, 4.30g/4h (cf. SCBI 35, 386; B 27, fig. 289, same obv. die; S 5099). About very fine and toned £240-£300 --- Provenance: Bt Spink November 1987 The vendor points out that the first three obverse dies of what we call Class C all link with reverses that have a small d under v of vill, obviously harking back to the earlier class B coins. Later dies have details that more closely link with the coins of D1. Chronologically therefore, Stewart’s C2 should precede C1.
Charles II (1649-1685), Second coinage, Quarter-Dollar (Fourteen Shillings), 1676, small f below bust, 6.51g/6h (Murray 43; SCBI 35, 1626, same obv. die; cf. B 2, fig. 1056; S 5620). Struck from carefully produced dies but some evidence of working in the fields and legends, perhaps sometime lightly cleaned, better than very fine and rare thus £300-£400 --- Provenance: Bt Spink June 2001 The superior quality of die-cutting and strike was noted on a specimen from the same dies sold in Baldwin of St James’s Auction 29 which was described as being from polished dies and ‘struck like a proof’.
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class Bc/M mule, mm. cross potent on obv., plain cross on rev., bust left with wide, oval eyes, reads gr’a, rev. long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, 1.34g/1h (SCBI 35, 186, same obv. die; cf. B 18, fig. 145; S 5052/5053). Very fine or better, toned, the mule scarce £150-£200 --- Provenance: Davissons Mailbid Sale 35, 3 February 2016 (270)
David II (1329-1371), First coinage, Second issue, Sterling, mm. cross pattée, bust left with sceptre, larger lettering, no stop after david, pellet after dei, reads graciai, rev. rex sco tor vm+, long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, large lettering, 1.07g/3h (Savage 2/aa; Burns/Dakers Bust 2/Dakers Reverse 1; SCBI 327, and B 4, fig. 231, same obv. die; S 5088). Very fine but slightly off-centre, very rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: Bt eBay June 2005
William the Lion (1165-1214), Short Cross and Stars coinage, Phase B, Sterling, Phase B, class VI, no mint name, Walter Hue, crude bust left with sceptre, willelmvs re+, rev. wevtere hv, short voided cross, four stars of six points in angles, 1.36g/12h (Jones & Sugden dies 3-D; SCBI 35, –; cf. B 29 and fig. 64, same dies; S 5029). Fine or nearly so, extremely rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: Stray metal detector find. Found near Edinburgh 2012, bt January 2013 The few specimens known of this type are mostly in fairly poor condition.
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class E1, mm. cross pattée, lettering with incurved uprights, bust left, rev. long cross, four mullets of five points in angles, small pellets beneath sco and vm+, 1.36g/7h (SCBI 35, 247; B 36, fig. 168; S 5056). Slightly weak in places, otherwise very fine, toned £100-£120 --- Provenance: Bt D.L. Cavanagh May 1982
William the Lion (1165-1214), Crescent and Pellet coinage, Phase II, Sterling, Phase II, Roxburgh, Raul, bust left with wide crown and holding sceptre with cross pommée sceptre-head, le rei willam, rev. ravl de rocbvr, short cross pattée with crescent and pellet in each angle, 1.45g/8h (cf. SCBI 35, 42ff; B 14, fig. –; S 5024). Very fine and toned, rare £400-£600 --- Provenance: DNW Auction 128, 11 February 2015, lot 169
James I (1406-1437), First Fleur-de-lis issue, Groat, Edinburgh, type III, mm. cross pattée, tressure of eight arcs, lis on neck, tiny saltires on breast, large lis to left of bust. i to right and on sceptre handle, saltire to right of crown and left of sceptre, reads icobvs and tracia, rev. lis with pellet in first, lis with pellet and saltire in third quarter, three pellets with small central pellet in second and fourth quarters, nothing in centre of cross, lis stops both sides, 2.08g/2h (cf. SCBI 35, 651; cf. SCBI 72, 419; cf, B. fig. 453; S 5195). Good fine, scarce £200-£260 --- Provenance: Bt D.L. Cavanagh May 1982
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class A/M mule, mm. cross potent on obv. plain cross on rev.,, bust left with little backsweep to hair, reads alexsader · dei : g’ra, rev. long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, reads rex scotorvm+, 1.35g/3h (cf. SCBI 35, 192-4; B 21, fig. 149, same obv. die; S 5050/5053). Very fine but slightly weak on face, rare £120-£150 --- Provenance: A stray metal detector find from North Yorkshire, 2012; bt eBay March 2014
James V (1513-1542), Second coinage, Groat, Holyrood Abbey mint, type IIIc (iv), bust right with mantle and smooth chain, single-arched crown, seven jewels to band, strawberry-leaf decorations, ‘squarer’ hair style, rev. shield with rounded base, cross-ends E, no contraction after r of edinbvrgi, trefoil stops both sides, 2.77g/12h (SCBI 35, 915-6, same obv. die; SCBI 58, 99; SCBI 71, 407; B –, fig. –; S 5378). Nearly very fine, rare £400-£500 --- Provenance: Bt Seaby February 1982 The vendor records this obverse die being extensively used with no less than 14 different reverses.
David II (1329-1371), First coinage, Second issue, Sterling, mm. cross pattée, bust left with sceptre, smaller lettering, pellet after david, clear sceptre-handle, rev. rex sct tor vm+, long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, medium-sized lettering, 1.09g/7h (Savage 4/ad; Burns Bust 3/Dakers Reverse 2; SCBI 332-3, same obv. die; B 9, fig. 234, same dies; S 5088). Very fine or better, the reverse error unusual and very rare £200-£260 --- Provenance: Bt M. Vosper August 2004 This is the only reverse die in the coinage to read rex sct tor vm+.
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class D1/E mule, mm. cross potent on obv., pattée on rev., lettering incurved, bust left, rev. long cross, one star of five, three mullets of six points in angles, 1.32g/2h (SCBI 35, –; B 55/36, figs. 162/168; S 5057/5056). About very fine and excessively rare £200-£300 --- Provenance: Bt M. Roberts July 2016 The vendor notes ‘This coin is of extreme rarity, possible unique. In the Stewart/North die study, there is no listing of a class D1 with a 23-point reverse, nor a D2 for that matter. There is no published example of this coin from any hoard. This reverse die, however, is found coupled with a normal E2 obverse.
William the Lion (1165-1214), Short Cross and Stars coinage, Phase B, Sterling, Phase B, class IVc, no mint name, Hue Walter, crude bust left, le rei wilt, rev. hve walt· eo, short voided cross, four stars of five points in angles, 1.28g/12h (cf. SCBI 35, 73; B 24, fig. 59; S 5029). Good fine, reverse fine £150-£200 --- Provenance: Bt Spink March 1982
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class Bb/M mule, mm. cross potent on obv., plain cross on rev., bust left with wide, oval eyes, rev. long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, 1.36g/3h (cf. SCBI 35, 197-8 for rev.; B 20, fig. 146; S 5052/5053). Very fine, toned, the mule rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: Bt Spink February 2008 The vendor notes that class Bb obverses are only rarely found with class M reverses.
Robert II (1371-1390), Groat, Phase 1a, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, normal ‘Robert II’ head, tressure of six arcs, trefoils in spandrels, star on sceptre-handle, line below bust, double crosslet stops, nothing after scottorm, reads robcrtvs, crescent and crosslet after dns, plain a both sides, 3.82g/12h (SCBI 35, 443, same obv. die; B 5, fig. 311; S 5131). Better than fine, an early variety and very rare £120-£150 --- Provenance: Bt M. Vosper April 2008 This very early obverse die, here paired with a normal early reverse die, was also coupled with an excessively rare reverse with two crosslets after dns.
David II (1329-1371), First coinage, First issue, Halfpenny, mm. cross pattée, bust left with sceptre, moneta : regis d, ornate as, rev. +av id·s cot tor, mullet of five points in first and fourth quarters, 0.69g/4h (Holmes/Stewartby Ac; SCBI 35, –; B –, fig. 248A; S 5080). Full and round with just a tiny edge chip, very fine and extremely rare thus £1,200-£1,500 --- Provenance: Stray metal detector find, Navenby (Lincolnshire), 2016; bt M. Roberts 2017
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class B, Groat, class B2a, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, second intermediate bust, tressure of six arcs, nothing in spandrels, double crosslet stops, nothing after scotorvm, reads dci, crosslet under v of inbv, ornate as both sides, 4.23g/6h (SCBI 35, –; B 23b, fig. 282B, same obv. die; S 5096). Nearly very fine and very rare £240-£300 --- Provenance: Bt Spink September 1987 This obverse die is also found coupled with reverses with a cross in the fourth quarter and a d in the fourth quarter (B. figs 282A and 280)
Robert II (1371-1390), Groat, Phase 3, Dundee, mm. cross pattée, normal ‘Robert II’ head, large b behind, tressure of six arcs, trefoils in spandrels, saltire on sceptre-handle, line below bust, double saltire stops, nothing after scottorvm, double saltire after dns, plain a both sides, 3.90g/3h (SCBI 35, 477, same dies; cf. B 6, fig. 327, same obv. die; S 5135). Very fine, very rare £1,200-£1,500 --- Provenance: Bt M.C.S. Rasmussen November 2018 The obverse die, the only one with a large letter b behind the head, is known coupled with an Edinburgh reverse (B 6, fig. 327), a die link not noted in ‘Scottish Mints’.
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class B, Groat, late class B/class A mule, Edinburgh, mm. cross fourchée on obv., cross potent on rev., large bust, late variety, tressure of six arcs, nothing in spandrels, double saltire stops, mullet after scotorvm, plain a both sides, 4.13g/2h (SCBI 35, – B –, fig. –; S 5095/5091). Fine, reverse better, extremely rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: Bt Spink July 1979
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class C, Groat, class C1, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, third intermediate bust, tressure of six arcs, nothing in spandrels, double crosslet stops, nothing after scotorvm, plain a both sides, 4.08g/12h (SCBI 35, –;B 24, fig. 286, same obv. die; S 5098). Obverse fine and scratched, reverse better £120-£150 --- Provenance: W.E. Triest Collection, CNG eAuction 429, 26 September 2018 (553)
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class E1, mm. plain cross on obv., cross potent on rev., lettering with incurved uprights, bust left, rev. long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, 1.30g/11h (SCBI 35, 204; B 37, fig. 169; S 5056). About very fine, toned £80-£100 --- Provenance: Elsen Auction 72 (Brussels), December 2002, lot 1257; CNG eAuction 429, 26 September 2018 (546)
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class A, Groat, class ‘A8’, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, small young bust, tressure of six arcs (less well defined), nothing in spandrels, saltire and crosslet stops, reads rcx and cotorvm, double crosslet at end of legend, nothing after villa, extra saltire stop after first ms, 4.42g/5h (SCBI 35, –; cf. B 11, fig. 258; S 5091). Very fine £240-£300 --- Provenance: Lord Grantley Collection, Part V, Glendining Auction, 18-19 May 1944, lot 1718 (part); DNW Auction 55, 8 October 2002, lot 664 The odd spellings of rcx and cotorvm, while looking like die-sinker’s errors, are almost certainly deliberate as the vendor has traced another two dies with the same details as Burns fig. 258, including the final double crosslet, this coin being from one of them. While Stewart, following Davidson, omitted these dies from his list, the vendor places this group as the penultimate type of class A replacing Stewart’s A8 which therefore becomes ‘A9’ and introduces the ornate A as found on class B dies.
David I (1124-1153), Period D, Sterling, mint and moneyer uncertain, crowned bust right with sceptre, [–]dnov[—], rev. cross fleurdelisée, pellet in angles, [–——], 1.41g (cf. SCBI 35, 9ff; B –, fig. 8B, same obv. die; S 5010). Of good metal and very fine but much flatness, patches of dark deposit on reverse, very rare £1,200-£1,500
James V (1513-1542), Second coinage, Groat, Holyrood Abbey mint, type IIa (ii), bust right with wide-collared mantle and single-arched crown, twelve jewels to band, annulet above v of scotorv, rev. shield with angled and pointed base, cross-ends B, reads edinbvrgi, double annulet stops both sides, 2.68g/2h (SCBI 35, 914; cf. SCBI 58, 56; SCBI 71, 359; cf. B 19, fig. 720; S 5377). Light surface marks, very fine, the variety very rare £800-£1,000 --- Provenance: Bt Spink February 1986 This must have been a short-lived issue. It seems to be scarcer than type I and much rarer than type III. This issue was struck with a silver content of 10 deniers fine, rather than the usual 11.
David II (1329-1371), Third coinage, Groat, class 2a, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, ‘Robert II’ head, tressure of six arcs, trefoils in spandrels, star on sceptre-handle, double crosslet stops, nothing after scotorvm, line below bust, cross over wedge contraction mark after dns, reads ilbator, plain a both sides, 3.66g/12h (cf. SCBI 35, 418ff and B 38, fig. 301; S 5125). Very fine, the reverse legend varieties rare and unusual £200-£300 --- Provenance: Bt S.J. Blencoe November 2018
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class D2/M mule, mm. cross potent. bust left with hair swept back, rev. long cross, two mullets of six, two stars of seven points in angles, 1.35g/6h (SCBI 35, – B –, fig. –; S 5057/5055). Nearly very fine and extremely rare, the combination unrecorded in the main references £150-£200 --- Provenance: Great Western Auctions (Glasgow), 24-5 March 2017, lot 372 (part); DNW Auction 185, 1 December 2020, lot 507 (part) This is one of only five dies with the with stars in the sco and vm quarters recorded by the vendor and the only one with a D2 obverse.
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class A, Groat, class A7/class B mule, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée on obv., cross fourchée on rev., small young bust, tressure of six arcs, nothing in spandrels, crosslet stops, double saltire after scotorvm, reversed d below v of vill, 4.19g/11h (SCBI 35, –; Burns 15b, fig. 254A, same obv. die; S 5091/5097). Good fine but weakly struck, an unpublished Aberdeen/Edinburgh die link, extremely rare £200-£300 --- Part of the Cross Fourchy group, this coin reuses an old class A die with a late class B Cross Fourchy issue reverse. In all the published literature, this obverse die has always been stated to be used at Aberdeen only. However at some point it was returned to Edinburgh to be used in its now damaged state [note the oval die break between the mouth and sceptre-handle] with an Edinburgh reverse.
David II (1329-1371), First coinage, Second issue, Sterling, mm. cross pattée, bust left with sceptre, smaller lettering, colon after david pellet after dei, reads gracia, rev. rex sco tto rvm, long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, medium-sized lettering, 1.04g/1h (Savage 26/bi; Burns Bust 6/Dakers Reverse 3; SCBI 35, 346, same dies; B 29, fig. 247; S 5088). Very fine and toned £150-£200 --- Provenance: With Spink 1968; bt J. Newman 2019
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class A, Groat, class A7, Aberdeen, mm. cross pattée, small young bust, tressure of seven arcs, nothing in spandrels, crosslet stops, nothing after scotorvm, double crosslet after villa, 3.84g/6h (cf. SCBI 35, 376, same obv. die; B 16, fig. 255, same obv. die; S 5103). Flan creased and surfaces rough, fine or better, very rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: Bt eBay November 2005 See footnote to lot 668
Robert II (1371-1390), Groat, Phase 1b, Perth, mm. cross pattée, normal ‘Robert II’ head, tressure of seven arcs, trefoils in spandrels, star on sceptre-handle, line below bust, double crosslet stops, nothing after scottorvm, crescent and crosslet after dns, plain a both sides, 3.81g/2h (cf. SCBI 35, 449 for rev.; B 12, fig. 319, same obv. die; S 5136). On an irregular but full-weight flan, nearly very fine, extremely rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: Bt eBay November 2004 The vendor knows of only two specimens from this obverse die. He believes a second early die with a tressure of six arcs and a segment is rather easier to find.
Robert the Bruce (1306-1329), Sterling, mm. cross pattée, bust 2 left, triple pellet stops, colon before robertvs, rev. long cross, four mullets of five points in angles, 1.43g/4h (Holmes/Stewartby 5-d; SCBI 35, –; B –, fig. 226A, same dies; S 5076). Good fine and an excessively rare variety £800-£1,000 --- Provenance: DNW Auction 54, 19 June 2002, lot 334
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class Mb2/R mule, mm. cross pattée, bust left with wider hair, rev. long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, distinctive looped r in rex and scotorvm, 1.36g/2h (BNJ 1990, p.47; SCBI 35, 232; B –, fig. –; S 5054/5055A). Of bright appearance, very fine, the reverse variety very rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: Great Western Auctions (Glasgow), 24-5 March 2017, lot 386 (part); DNW Auction 164, 9 October 2019, lot 2681 (part) Out of records covering many hundreds of coins, the vendor knows of only a handful of class R pieces. Including this specimen, he has recorded three Mb2/R mules, a D2/R25 mule and two true coins.
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class E2, mm. cross pattée on obv., cross potent on rev., lettering with incurved uprights, bust left, rev. long cross, two mullets of six points and two stars of seven points in angles, 1.32g/9h (SCBI 35, 273; B 58a/38, figs. 172A/170; S 5056). Nearly very fine, toned £80-£100 --- Provenance: Bt D.L. Cavanagh July 1981
David II (1329-1371), Third coinage, Groat, class 2a, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, ‘Robert II’ head, tressure of six arcs, trefoils in spandrels, star on sceptre-handle, double crosslet stops, nothing after scotorvm, no line below bust, cross over crescent after dns, plain a both sides, 3.91g/3h (cf. SCBI 35, 418ff and B 38, fig. 301; S 5125). Very fine £200-£260 --- Provenance: Bt Spink September 1978
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class E1, mm. plain cross, lettering with incurved uprights, bust left, rev. long cross, two mullets of six points and two stars of seven points in angles, 1.38g/12h (SCBI 35, 274; B 64a/38, figs. 177A/170; S 5056). About very fine, toned £100-£120 --- Provenance: Patrick Finn FPL 18, January 2000 (337)
William the Lion (1165-1214), Short Cross and Stars coinage, Phase B, Sterling, Phase B, class I, no mint name, Hue Walter, crude bust left with crescent hair and pellet crown, le rei wila+, rev. hve walt : o, short voided cross, three stars of six points, one of five in angles, 1.28g/6h (cf. SCBI 35, 70; B 11 and fig. 48, same dies; S 5029). Nearly very fine £150-£200 --- Provenance: Bt M.R. Vosper April 2013
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Posthumous coinage, Sterling, class H [with late class M rev.], mm. cross pattée on obv., plain cross on rev., irregular lettering, crude bust left, rev. long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, 1.26g/2h (SCBI 35, –; cf. B 78, fig. 207; S 5058). Good fine, scarce £80-£100 --- Provenance: Exchange D. Stuart April 2019
Robert II (1371-1390), Groat, Phase 3/2 mule, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, normal ‘Robert II’ head, tressure of six arcs, trefoils in spandrels, cross on sceptre-handle, b behind head, line below bust, double crosslet stops, nothing after scottorv, crescent and crosslet after dns, plain a both sides, 4.00g/11h (SCBI 35, 458, same dies; B 8, fig. –, same obv. die; S 5132 var.). On a full flan, very fine or better, the variety rare £300-£400 --- Provenance: CNG eAuction 430, October 2018 (533); bt ABC Coins October 2018 Mrs Murray noted the existence of a coin struck from this obverse die before the addition of the small b behind the King’s head (NMS Collection). See comment by Mrs Murray, SCBI 35, 459 note and previous lot.
Robert III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, First issue, Groat, Edinburgh, mm. cross potent, tressure of seven arcs, large trefoils on cusps, triple pellet stops, double saltire after scotorvm, rev. three pellets in quarters of cross, double saltire stop after dns and p of ptector, inner legend without stops, rs replace bs in legend both sides, 2.58g/11h (SCBI 35, 533, same dies; cf. SCBI 72, 20; cf. B 3, fig. 340; S 5164A). Very fine or better, rare thus £200-£300 --- Provenance: Bt M. Vosper May 2013 This coin belongs to a group of eleven early intermediate obverse dies linking the single Type I obverse with the main coinage. Each of these dies shows alterations, changing from die to die until the layout matches the main coinage. This is the third die in the sequence, using the r punch for b, small letter v. double saltires after the legend and the bust with lank hair and rounded shoulders. The p in the outer reverse legend is from an oversize punch.
David II (1329-1371), First coinage, Second issue, Sterling, mm. cross pattée, bust left with sceptre, smaller lettering, colon after dei, reads graciai, rev. rex sco tto rvm, long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, medium-sized lettering, 1.17g/8h (Savage 8/aq; Burns Bust 5/Dakers Reverse 3; SCBI 349, same dies; B 12, 13, fig. 237, same obv. die; S 5088). About very fine, toned £120-£150 --- Provenance: Bt L. Bennett May 2007
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class Mb1, mm. cross pattée, bust left with wider hair, small colon after gra, rev. long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, 1.39g/10h (SCBI 35, –; B 15, fig. 157; S 5054). Of bright appearance, nearly very fine, the variety scarce £80-£100 --- Provenance: Great Western Auctions (Glasgow), 24-5 March 2017, lot 386 (part); DNW Auction 164, 9 October 2019, lot 2682 (part)
David II (1329-1371), First coinage, Second issue, Sterling, mm. cross pattée, bust left with sceptre, full sceptre-handle, smaller lettering, no stops, rev. rex sco tto rvm, long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, medium-sized lettering, 1.05g/12h (Savage 20/as; Burns Bust 6/Dakers Reverse 3; SCBI 353 and B 26, fig. 246, same obv. die; S 5088). Full, round and toned, very fine £150-£200 --- Provenance: Bt A.D. Hamilton October 1980
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class A, Groat, class A01, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, small young bust, tressure of seven arcs, nothing in spandrels, saltire stops, ornate v in david, 4.64g/9h (SCBI 35, 364, same obv. die; B 8, fig. 254, same obv. die; S 5091). Better than very fine, toned, very rare £300-£400 --- Provenance: Bt Spink May 1987 Lord Stewartby updated his original listing of Class A Groats in ‘The Scottish Coinage’ in the following articles - ‘Unpublished Scottish Coins II’ (NC 1956) and ‘A 14th Century Hoard of Scottish Groats from Balleny Townland Co. Down’ (BNJ 1964), pointing out features which suggested that certain groats should be positioned very early in the series, perhaps right at the start. The vendor has designated such groats as A01-A03. The current specimen has three such features, (a) the ornate letter U used to represent the V of king’s name, (b) the tressure of seven arcs which appears to be an early experimental feature and soon abandoned and (c) a very large central pellet in the head of the sceptre. The obverse die of this coin is as Balleny Townland Hoard no. 1. Many of the early dies vary considerably in detail from one to another, suggesting die-cutters were innovating and experimenting before later settling on a formula for a sustained production run.
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class B, Groat, class B3a, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, second intermediate bust, tressure of six arcs, nothing in spandrels, crosslet stops after david and rex, double crosslet after dei and scotorvm, nothing after gra, reversed d under second l of vill, ornate as both sides, 3.94g/2h (SCBI 35, –; B 23, fig. 282, same obv. dies; S 5097). Good fine, reverse a little better, very rare £200-£260 --- Provenance: DNW Auction 136, 8-9 June 2016, lot 803 (part)
Robert II (1371-1390), Groat, Phase 2, Perth, mm. cross pattée, normal ‘Robert II’ head, tressure of six arcs, trefoils in spandrels, star on sceptre-handle, line below bust, double crosslet stops, nothing after scottorvm, barred a in gra, crescent and crosslet after dns, plain a both sides, 3.78g/7h (SCBI 35, 463; B 10, fig. 317; S 5136). Reverse slightly off-centre, nearly very fine, dark tone £150-£200 --- Provenance: CNG eAuction 377, 2016 (720)
David II (1329-1371), Third coinage, Groat, class 2b, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, ‘Robert II’ head, tressure of six arcs, trefoils in spandrels, star on sceptre-handle, single crosslet stops, nothing after scotorvm, no line below bust, two stars after dns, plain a both sides, 3.66g/4h (cf. SCBI 35, 425-7 and B 43, fig. 306, for similar rev. dies; S 5125). Surfaces marked, fine, both obverse and reverse varieties very rare £120-£150 --- Provenance: Bt M. Senior October 2005 The single crosslet stops appear on only a few obverse dies dating from very late in the reign.
Robert II (1371-1390), Groat, Phase 3/2 mule, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, normal ‘Robert II’ head, tressure of six arcs, trefoils in spandrels, cross on sceptre-handle, nothing behind head, line below bust, double crosslet stops, nothing after scottorv, crescent and crosslet after dns, reads ptector me, plain a both sides, 3.87g/9h (Richardson p.55, 3; SCBI 35, –; B – fig. –; S 5131 var.). Very fine, dark tone, very rare £200-£300 --- Struck from the same obverse die as the next lot but before the b was added behind the King’s head.
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class C, Groat, class C1, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, third intermediate bust, tressure of six arcs and a small segment, nothing in spandrels, double crosslet stops, single crosslet after scotorvm, plain a both sides, 4.28g/4h (SCBI 35, –;B 25, fig. 287, same obv. die; S 5098). A little flat in parts of legend, otherwise better than very fine, dark tone £300-£360 --- Provenance: Bt Seaby July 1978
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class A, Groat, class A5, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, small young bust, tressure of six arcs, nothing in spandrels, saltire stops, single saltire after scotorvm, saltire after p and final r of ptecor, 4.52g/2h (cf. SCBI 35, 365-7 for type; B –, fig. –; S 5091). Tiny mark on forehead, good very fine and attractively toned, rare £300-£400 --- Provenance: Bt Stanley Gibbons July 1978 The vendor points out that there is only on specimen from this obverse die in the NMS Collection. There was no example in the Lockett Collection. The reverse die reading lib etor x ms is the only class A reverse die with this reading known to the vendor.
James V (1513-1542), Second coinage, Groat, Holyrood Abbey mint, type IIIb (i), bust right with mantle and corded chain, single-arched crown, eight jewels to band, strawberry-leaf decorations, no numeral after iacobvs, rev. shield with rounded base, cross-ends C, pelleted v in oppidv, no contraction after r of edinbvrgi, trefoil stops both sides, 2.72g/9h (SCBI 35, 931, same obv. die; SCBI 58, 60; SCBI 71, 373; B 10, fig. 713, same obv. die; S 5378). Very fine, the variety without numeral very rare £500-£600 --- Provenance: Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 111A (Sydney), 5-8 April 2016, lot 1708
Charles II (1649-1685), First coinage, Merk, 1674, type III, f below bust, 6.31g/12h (D 25; M 21; SCBI 35, –; B 13, fig. –; S 5612). Fine and rare £100-£150 --- Provenance: J.K.R. Murray Collection, Spink Auction 57, 29 April 1987, lot 390 (part); DNW Auction 104, 5 December 2012, lot 718 (part) Discrepancies arise between the estimated strike suggested by the Mint Registers for this issue and the number of surviving coins. It would seem likely that many of the coins produced during 1674 were struck using old 1673-dated dies. It is not known why the F mintmark for Sir John Falconer was reintroduced at this time to replace the leaved thistle mark.
Robert III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, First issue, Groat, Edinburgh, mm. cross potent, tressure of seven arcs, trefoils on cusps, lis and crescent stops, rev. three pellets in quarters of cross, lis and crescent stops after dns, villa and rgh, r over s in ptector, 2.92g/4h (cf. SCBI 35, 553-9 for rev.; SCBI 72, 107, same dies; B 10, fig. 353; S 5164A). Slightly small of flan but full weight, very fine or better £200-£300 --- Provenance: Bt Spink June 2000 The obverse of this coin is distinctive in that it has a rounded face unlike the normal bust for the series. The vendor knows of no other die which shows this face.
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