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, rev. three pellets in quarters of cross, double crosslet stops after dns, p, ms, z and villa, 2.70g/6h (SCBI 35, 567-8, SCBI 72, 176 and B 38-9, figs 372-3, same obv. die; S 5166). Better than very fine, well struck, full, round, toned and a very rare combination of dies
£300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman.

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H.J. Marr Collection; Mrs Joan E.L. Murray Collection, Baldwin Auction 26, 9 May 2001, lot 1886; Dr W.E. Triest Collection, CNG e-Auction 429, 26 September 2018, lot 568

This is actually a Second issue/First issue mule, the early Second issue Edinburgh obverse being extensively used with various reverse types. The lettering identifies the reverse die as one of the final group of First issue dies (Burns 358), however all the other dies from this group have double saltire stops, this double cross stopped example being previously unrecorded.