James V (1513-1542), Second coinage, Groat, Holyrood Abbey mint, type IIIc (ii), bust right with wide-collared mantle, smooth chain and single-arched crown, seven jewels to band, strawberry-leaf decorations, two pellets in field above left shoulder, rev. shield with rounded base, cross-ends E, pelleted v in oppidv, trefoil stops both sides, 2.71g/4h (SCBI 35, 927, same obv. die; SCBI 58, 90; SCBI 71, 388 and B 8, fig. 712, same obv. die; S 5378). Good very fine with an attractive portrait £500-£700

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

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bt ABC Coins and Tokens January 2010

As in the contemporary English series, the gradual and somewhat haphazard changeover from Lombardic to Roman lettering takes place during this period. This obverse, found paired with no less than 13 reverse dies, shows the Gothic letter D for the last time as well as the two-pellet privy mark in the field.