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Click here to subscribeAlexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class Mb1/B mule, mm. plain cross on obv., cross potent on rev., bust left with wider hair, rev. long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, 1.37g/8h (SCBI 35, –; B 25, fig. 158; S 5054/5052). Nearly very fine, lightly toned, the mule apparently extremely rare £120-£150 --- Provenance: Bt D.L. Cavanagh May 1982
Robert III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, Second issue, Heavy coinage, Second issue, Groat, Perth, mm. cross potent, tressure of seven arcs, trefoils on cusps, trefoil on breast, double crosslet stops, nothing after scottorvm, rev. three pellets in quarters of cross, no punctuation in outer circle, uncertain in inner, 2.86g/5h (SCBI 35, 584, same obv. die; SCBI 72, 238-40; B 25, fig. 374, same obv. die; S 5170). About very fine, the reverse extremely rare, traces of overstriking on both sides £200-£300 --- Provenance: ABC Coins February 2018 This coin is struck on a cut-down Robert II Groat of Edinburgh, the large letters showing through from the undertype. While this die, from the late Second coinage, is known, the reverse is most unusual. The lettering is from the fount used for the final Edinburgh issue in the First coinage, with double saltire stops (see lot 714), distinctly different from the lettering used on all the normal Perth coins. This fount was also used on a few Edinburgh Second coinage reverses used with early Second coinage obverse dies, which are generally considered to be Second/First coinage mules. The vendor knows of only one other Perth reverse die from this part of the coinage which is also from this letter fount. It is in the British Museum Collection but unpublished in numismatic literature.
James VI (1567-1625), After Accession, Tenth coinage, Twelve Shillings, mm. thistle-head, reads fran & hib rex, rev. Scottish lion in first and fourth quarters, 5.69g/3h (SCBI 35, 1376; SCBI 71, 1419ff; B 15, fig. 985; S 5506). On a full round flan, nearly very fine but a little weak on portrait, rare £300-£360 --- Provenance: H.M. Lingford Collection, Glendining Auction, 20 June 1951, lot 1189 (part); a Distinguished Collection of Scottish Coins and Medals, Spink Auction 20, 31 March 1982, lot 250 (part);
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class B, Groat, late class B, Edinburgh, mm. cross fourchée on both sides., second intermediate bust, tressure of six-and-a-half arcs, nothing in spandrels, saltire stops, mullet after scotorvm, small d under rgh, plain a both sides, 4.26g/7h (SCBI 35, 373, same obv. die; cf. B fig. 261 rev.; S 5097). Better than fine but weak in centres, extremely rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: Bt eBay September 2020 This coin belongs to an unpublished ‘Cross-Fourchy’ sub-group of David II coins (Groats, Halfgroats and Pennies) which seems to have been produced between the end of Class B and the beginning of Class C. Extensive research by the vendor, done over a number of years and based mainly on letter forms and fonts, places these coins with their forked initial crosses in the period c. 1364. It is clear that Groups A and B and Groups C and D form two distinct and discreet groups, with no overlap in portrait, crown or letter punches. This corresponds with the change of mintmaster in Edinburgh, with James Mulekyn leaving and being replaced by Bonagius of Florence who probably left his post at the English mint at Durham in 1363. During this changeover period, the Cross Fourchy coins seem to have been produced at a time when a person or persons unknown were overseeing coin production, apparently on fairly ad-hoc basis. Old dies were used or re-used, new dies were somewhat carelessly made from a large number of varied letter punches. Reverses so far identified include some early class A dies, 3 normal class B dies and 12 marked with the fourchy mint mark. These pair with Burns 1st Intermediate obverse dies 268 and 271a, B.271 being an example; four new Cross Fourchy obverse dies with varied portraits, three of these having a mullet after the legend leading Burns to include B261 in Class A; and the Burns 254a obverse, previously thought to only have been used at Aberdeen but now known to have been used in a somewhat dilapidated state at Edinburgh only during the Cross Fourchy series with a Cross Fourchy reverse die and an old, reused Class A reverse. Some lettering from Class B is found on the Cross Fourchy dies, the T and O positioning this group after the final Class B dies, but other letter punches unique to this small series vary almost on a die-to-die basis.
Alexander III (1249-1286), First coinage, Sterling, type VIII, Berwick, Walter, w[l] ate ron ber, tufted crown, 1.56g/3h (SCBI 35, –; B –, fig. –; S 5048). Some scratches in the reverse legend, nearly very fine and toned, rare £200-£260 --- Provenance: Bt M.R. Vosper October 2016 This obverse die was altered in three stages to become the only ‘pellet crown’ die (Burns fig. 89). This coin shows stage one of the process.
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class A, Sterling, class A5, Aberdeen, small young bust with sloping shoulder, crosslet stops, rev. vill a+a ber don, long cross, four large mullets of five points in angles, 1.09g/3h (SCBI 35, –; B 9, fig. 278, same rev. die; S 5121). Very fine and rare £800-£1,000 --- Provenance: Bt eBay March 2013
Charles I (1625-1649), Third coinage, Falconer’s Second issue, Twelve Shillings, mm. thistle on obv. only, f at end of legend, nothing above crown, small lettering, 5.97g/6h (Murray 7, dies a/a; SCBI 35, 1508; cf. B 42, fig. 1020; S 5561). Good very fine but obverse struck from a rusty die, the variety very rare £200-£300 --- Provenance: Bt Spink February 1982 The stops beneath C R at the sides of the shield are small triangles, unique to this one reverse die. The inner circles appear linear but, on close inspection, can be seen to be made up of tiny, closely-spaced beads. This detail is only visible on a high grade coin like the present specimen.
Edward I and II (1296-1318), Occupation of Berwick, Penny, Berwick, class V*, repunched London dies with squinting eyes and ‘wishbone’ neck, rev. :vil lab ere vyci, 1.48g/3h (SCBI North 1147, this coin; N 1081, note; S 1464). About very fine, toned, rare £120-£150 --- Provenance: F. Elmore-Jones Collection; J.J. North Collection
Robert III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, Second issue, Groat, Edinburgh, mm. cross potent, tressure of seven arcs, trefoils on eight cusps, trefoil on breast, double pellet stops, reads scotorvme, rev. three pellets in quarters of cross, triple pellet stops after dns, p, ms, z, villa, and rgh, 2.25g/1h (SCBI 35, –; SCBI 72, 169, same obv. die; B 39f, fig. 382C, same dies; S 5166). Slightly small of flan, about very fine, the reverse very rare £200-£260 --- Provenance: Bt ABC Coins February 2018
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)
James I (1406-1437), First Fleur-de-lis issue, Groat, Linlithgow, type III, mm. cross pattée, tressure of eight arcs, lis on neck, tiny saltires on breast, lis to left of neck, i to right and on sceptre handle, reads iacobvs and tracia, legend ends sco, rev. lis in first quarter, lis and pellet in third, three pellets with small central pellet in second and fourth quarters, small lis (indistinct) in centre of cross, reads be for de, lis stops both sides, 2.18g/5h (SCBI 35, 658, same dies; SCBI 72, 490, same dies; B 28, fig. 464, same dies; S 5199). Nearly very fine for issue and very rare £700-£900 --- Provenance: Bt A.D. Hamilton June 2014
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’.
Robert III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, Second issue, Groat, Perth, mm. cross potent, tressure of seven arcs, trefoils on four cusps, trefoil (indistinct) on breast, reads sctorvm, double crosslet stops rev. three pellets in quarters of cross, double crosslet stops after dns, p, ms, z, villa and de, crosslet before t of perth, 2.74g/8h (SCBI 35, 585, same obv. die; SCBI 72, 245, same dies; B –, fig. 376A; S 5170). Centres smoothed, good fine but double struck on reverse, rare £100-£150 --- Provenance: DNW Auction 144, 21 February 2018, lot 294
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
James II (1437-1460), First coinage, Groat, Third Fleur-de-lis issue, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, tressure of eight arcs, reads iacobvs and gracia, legend ends scot, annulet on breast, rev. lis in first and third, three pellets in second and fourth quarters, nothing in centre of cross, double annulet stops both sides, 1.94g/2h (SCBI 35, 680; SCBI 72, 601; B 8, fig. 504; S 5225). About fine, the variety very rare £200-£300 --- Provenance: Bt ABC Coins 2017
James VI (1567-1625), After Accession, Tenth coinage, Twelve Shillings, mm. thistle-head, reads fran & hib rex, rev. Scottish lion in first and fourth quarters, larger lettering both sides, 5.71g/4h (SCBI 35, 1375; SCBI 71, 1419ff; B 15, fig. 985; S 5506). Fine, reverse better, the die combination extremely rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: Patrick Finn FPL 16, May 1999; bt July 2000
Robert III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, Second issue, Groat, 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, z and villa, 2.82g/10h (SCBI 35, 568 and SCBI 72, 173, same obv. die; B 39, fig 373, same dies; S 5166). Full, round, about very fine, a rare die pairing £240-£300 --- Provenance: Bt ABC Coins February 2018 The vendor notes that out of 51 specimens with muled stops in the Fortrose hoard, only two had reverses with three-pellet stops throughout the legend.
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.
James VI (1567-1625), After Accession, Tenth coinage, Twelve Shillings, mm. thistle-head, reads fran & hib rex, rev. Scottish lion in first and fourth quarters, larger lettering both sides, 5.83g/2h (SCBI 35, 1375; SCBI 71, 1419ff; B 15, fig. 985; S 5506). Good fine, rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: CNG eAuction 429, 26 September 2018 (628)
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
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.
Robert II (1371-1390), Sterling, Perth, mm. cross potent, star on sceptre handle, trefoil behind head, single crosslet stops, reads scottor’, 0.97g/11h (SCBI 35, 496, same obv. die; B 4a, fig. 313A, same obv. die; ; S 5150). Chipped, otherwise about very fine, rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: Bt August 2005 From the same obverse die as lot 701 (Edinburgh reverse). Also from the same die as lot 699, before the addition of the trefoil behind the head.
James II (1437-1460), Second coinage, Second issue, Groat, type I/II mule, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, tressure of nine arcs, trefoils on some cusps, nothing in spandrels, no additional marks, reads iacobvs and gra, legend ends scotor’, rev. crown in first and third, three pellets and annulet in second and fourth quarters, nothing in centre of cross, small rosette stops on obv., none on rev., 3.44g/2h (SCBI 35, 703, SCBI 72, 645-7 and B 11, fig. 524, same obv. die; S 5233). Very fine but obverse scored, extremely rare £600-£800 --- Provenance: Mrs Joan E.L. Murray Collection, Baldwin Auction 26, 9 May 2001, lot 1915; bt Spink August 2001 No example in Richardson or Lockett; there are however four specimens in the NMS Collection. The vendor states ‘This is the only example from this obverse die that I have seen for sale in the last fifty years’.
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.
Alexander III (1249-1286), First coinage, Sterling, type VII, Roxburgh, Adam, ad am on ro, 1.28g/6h (SCBI 35, –; B –, fig. –; S 5047). Some old surface scratches, good fine or better, rare £200-£260 --- Provenance: From the Brussels (Belgium) Hoard 1908; J. Davidson Collection [from Baldwin October 1910]; CNG eAuction 429, 26 September 2018 (541)
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)
James VI (1567-1625), After Accession, Ninth coinage, Twelve Shillings, mm. thistle-head, reads fran et hib rex, rev. Scottish lion in second quarter only, 5.65g/10h (SCBI 35, 1364; SCBI 71, 1385ff; B 2, fig. 974; S 5505). Fine, reverse better but smoothing and light graffiti scratch on portrait, very rare £120-£150 --- Provenance: Bt ABC Coins July 2013
Robert II (1371-1390), Sterling, Edinburgh, mm. cross potent on obv. only, star on sceptre handle, trefoil behind head, single crosslet stops, reads scottor’, 0.81g/12h (SCBI 35, 496, same obv. die; B 4a, fig. 313A, same dies; S 5145). About very fine and toned but surfaces slightly porous, rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: Dr J. Davidson Collection, Part I, DNW Auction 59, 7 October 2003, lot 842 From the same obverse die as lot 700, coupled with a Perth reverse. Also from the same die as lot 699, before the addition of the trefoil behind the head.
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 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), 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 III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, Second issue, Groats (2), both Perth, mm. cross pattée, tressure with trefoils on cusps, rev. three pellets in quarters of cross, saltire and pellet stops both sides, minor variations, 2.64g/1h, 2.50g/4h (SCBI 35, –, SCBI 72, 232ff; B 35c, –, figs. 370D, –; S 5170) [2]. Fine and a little small of flan, second with small edge chip, both rare varieties £150-£200 --- Provenance: First bt D. Cavanagh July 2000; second bt A. Howitt September 2011
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.
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, 2.86g/3h (cf. SCBI 35, 552 same rev. die; SCBI 72, 90-2, same obv. die; B p.291, fig. 353A, same obv. die; S 5164A). Very fine or better, the variety very rare £200-£300 --- Provenance: Bt Edinburgh Coin Shop December 1980 At the beginning of the lis and crescent issue, there are a number of dies showing a large a. These mainly have a flat top-bar, broken on many dies, but this die has a large a with symmetrical droops, the only obverse die to show this. It can also be seen on this reverse die. Some coins around this time show what cataloguers have described as an ‘elongated face’. The vendor notes that this is not due to the introduction of different punches but purely by positioning the crown (and sometimes the hair) slightly higher. It may be an idiosyncrasy peculiar to one particular die-sinker.
James II (1437-1460), Second coinage, Second issue, Groat, type IIIb, Edinburgh, mm. crown, tressure of nine arcs, small trefoils on cusps except above crown, nothing in spandrels, trefoils by neck, reads iacobvs and gra, legend ends scottorvm (double saltire between t and o), rev. three pellets and saltire in first and third, crown in second and fourth quarters, nothing in centre of cross, unusual pelleted b in bvrg, double saltire stops both sides, 3.63g/9h (SCBI 35, 714, SCBI 72, 718 and B 36, fig. 550, same obv. die; S 5237). About very fine, reverse a little better, the variety very rare £600-£800 --- Provenance: Davissons Mailbid Sale 35, 3 February 2016 (281) This is the only die in the coinage to show trefoils at the neck.
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.
James III (1460-1488), Light issue, 1475, Groat, Berwick, mm. cross pattée, tall crown of five fleurs, tressure of ten arcs, trefoils on some cusps, legend ends scotorm, rev. mullet of six points in first and third, three pellets in second and fourth quarters, cross before vil, double saltire stops both sides, 2.27g/4h (SCBI 35, –; cf. SCBI 72, 840; B 15a, fig. 588A, same dies; S 5276). Good fine, toned, very rare £1,200-£1,500 --- Provenance: R. Macpherson Collection, DNW Auction 83, 30 September 2009, lot 4041 [from Baldwin March 1989] The use of this Edinburgh die at Berwick was very limited, extant examples being extremely rare. It has been suggested that it was taken to Berwick at the setting up of the mint to begin the coinage while the Berwick-only obverse die was in preparation.
Robert III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, First issue, Groat, Edinburgh, mm. cross potent, tressure of nine arcs, large trefoils on cusps, large lis stops, rev. three pellets in quarters of cross, large lis after dns, villa and rgh, 2.78g/6h (SCBI 35, 560-61; SCBI 72, 133; B –, fig. –; S 5164A). Better than very fine, toned, a very rare variety £240-£300 --- Provenance: Fortrose (Ross and Cromarty) Hoard (1880); Sheriff Mackenzie Collection, Sotheby Auction, 21-2 February 1921, lot unspecified; H.A. Parsons Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction, 11-13 May 1954, lot 716 (part); Mrs Joan E.L. Murray Collection, Baldwin Auction 26, 9 May 2001, lot 1883; Spink Auction 166, 12 November 2003, lot 122; SNC February 2004 (SH0144); CNG Mailbid Sale 109, 12 September 2018 (1000) Two obverse dies and five reverse dies with a large lis stop form the penultimate issue of the main coinage from Edinburgh. This obverse has a normal cross as the initial mark, while the other has a large lis. The reverse die has only been traced coupled with this obverse. Two of the reverse dies have been recorded backing Second coinage Perth dies also used at Edinburgh.
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class D, Groat, class D1, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, ‘Robert II’ head, tressure of six arcs, nothing in spandrels, double crosslet stops, reads seotorvm, double crosslet at end of legend, ornate a on obv., ornate a in outer legend, plain a in inner on rev., 4.12g/9h (cf. SCBI 35, –; cf. B 32, fig. 291; S 5100). A little peripheral weakness, good very fine, dark tone, rare £300-£400 --- Provenance: DNW Auction 157, 21 February 2019, lot 460
Robert III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, Second issue, Groat, Perth, mm. cross potent, tressure of seven arcs, trefoils on four cusps and on breast, annulets in spandrels, double crosslet stops, reads robetvs, rev. three pellets in quarters of cross, double crosslet stops after dns, p, ms, z, villa and between d and e, of de, 2.82g/10h (SCBI 35, 587, same dies; SCBI 72, –; B 27, fig. 390, same dies; S 5171). On a full flan, about very fine, extremely rare £240-£300 --- Provenance: Bt ABC Coins March 2019 While the annulet-in-spandrels Edinburgh coins from this ‘long-faced’ punch rare scarce, the Perth equivalent are extremely rare.
Alexander III (1249-1286), First coinage, Sterling, ‘post-Brussels A’, Berwick, Iohan, io ha no nb’, pelleted hair, colon after rex, 1.39g/5h (SCBI 35, –; cf. B 14, fig. 90; cf. S 5048). Neatly struck on a round flan, good very fine and rare thus £300-£360 --- Provenance: Bt December 2011 This late group of coins, probably struck c. 1264-70, seems to be exclusive to the moneyer Iohan at Berwick. This example has large lettering, one of a number of letter founts used for the issue, suggesting it was struck over a considerable period of time.
James II (1437-1460), Second coinage, Second issue, Groat, type IIIb, Edinburgh, mm. crown, tressure of nine arcs, small fleurs on cusps except above crown, nothing in spandrels, saltires by neck, small lis to right of crown and another above, reads iacobvs and gra, legend ends scottorvm, double saltire final, rev. three pellets in first and third, crown in second and fourth quarters, nothing in centre of cross, mostly single saltire stops both sides, 3.56g/10h (SCBI 35, 709, same obv. die, cf. SCBI 72, 713; B –, fig. –; S 5236). Obverse fine, reverse better, the variety very rare £300-£400 --- Provenance: Bt ABC Coins October 2006
Robert III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, Second issue, Groat, Edinburgh, mm. cross potent, tressure of seven arcs, trefoils on some cusps, nothing on breast, annulets in spandrels, double annulet stops after robertvs, dei and rex, reads scottorrvm, rev. three pellets in quarters of cross, single annulet stops after dns, and p, double after ms and z, three annulets placed horizontally after ed, 2.68g/2h (SCBI 35, –; SCBI 72, 199, same obv. die: cf. B 40, fig 391 for obv.; S 5167). About very fine, the most unusual reverse die unpublished, extremely rare £240-£300 --- Provenance: Bt Soink February 1982 Part of a relatively small group of Groats with annulets in the spandrels. Those struck at Edinburgh also have double annulet as stops while Perth coins have double crosslets [see lot 725]. Unlike the single Perth die, there were at least three obverse dies in use at Edinburgh. One of these produced almost all the extant examples, the other two seem to have had very little use. This die is one of the latter. Around this time, die production quality began to slip with misspellings creeping in and striking becoming careless.
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.
James I (1406-1437), Second Fleur-de-lis issue, Groat, Perth, mm. cross pattée, tressure of seven arcs, pellet(s) on cusps, lis on breast, crescent on each shoulder, i on sceptre handle, rev. lis in first quarter, lis with saltire and crescent in third, three pellets with small central pellet in second and fourth quarters, nothing in centre of cross, crescent stops on obv., none in outer legend on rev., crescents in inner, reads villa de peprth,, 1.80g/6h (SCBI 35 491 same obv die [with Stirling rev.]; SCBI 72, 532; B 48b, fig. 490b, same dies; S 5201). Dished, fine or better but edge hammered up and chipped in places, extremely rare £200-£300 --- Provenance: Bt M.R. Vosper November 2010
Robert III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, First issue, Groat, Edinburgh, mm. cross potent, tressure of nine arcs, large trefoils on cusps, double saltire stops including after scotorvm, reads rx, rev. three pellets in quarters of cross, double saltire stops after dns, mevs, z and villa, 2.63g/7h (SCBI 35, 562, SCBI 72, 135 and B 15, fig. 358, same dies; S 5164A). Very fine and extremely rare £240-£300 --- Provenance: Bt A. Gillis November 2014 This is one of only two dies of this type which seem to bring the First issue to a close. This die has a normal initial cross but reads rx, the other has the normal reading rex but no initial cross. Coins of this type are extremely rare. The vendor knows of three coins from this die, including this specimen, reading rx and only one reading rex (Part I, DNW 286, lot 113) that have come on to the market in the last 50 years.
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)
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