A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman (Part I)

Robert II (1371-1390), Sterling, Edinburgh, mm. cross potent on obv. only, star on sceptre handle, single crosslet stops, 0.90g/6h (SCBI 35, –; B 2, fig. 313; S 5145). About very fine but struck on an irregular flan, very rare £150-£200

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

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stray metal detector find from the Bannockburn area of Stirling, 2009

Struck during the early part of the reign before the opening of the Perth mint but, based on letter-punches, some time after the production of the first groats.