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

Robert III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, Second issue, Groat, Perth, mm. cross potent, tressure of ten arcs, trefoils on six cusps, seventh on breast, saltire and pellet stops, rev. three pellets in quarters of cross, saltire and pellet stops after dns, p, tector, ms, villa and de, 2.33g/3h (SCBI 35, 582, SCBI 72, 226 and B 24, fig. 366, same dies; S 5170). About very fine, toned £200-£260

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

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Spink Auction 207, 23-24 March 2011, lot 236

This coin is struck from a Perth obverse die which was predominantly used there but was also used at Edinburgh paired with a large lis-stopped reverse die from the closing stages of the First issue. Based on letter punches, the vendor thinks that this reverse is probably from the last die of the saltire and pellet series.