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

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 A.D. Hamilton June 2014