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

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 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.