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7 October 2003
Charles II (1660-1685), Bawbees (3), 1677, 1678, 1679 (S 5628) [3]. Good fine (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £160
9 & 10 December 2003
Alexander III (1249-1286), Sterlings (4), all Berwick, class VIII, Walter, walter on ber, normal legends (2), 1.43g/7h, 1.29g/9h, retrograde legends (2), 1.35g/5h, 1.28g/10h (S 5048) [4]. Mostly fine (£100-120)
Hammer Price: £150
James I (1406-1437), Penny, Aberdeen, mm. cross pattée on obv. only, 0.62g/12h (SCBI 35, 674; B 2, fig. 423; S 5207). Chipped at 8 o’clock and collector’s ink mark on reverse, otherwise fine, very rare (£200-250)
James III (1460-1488), Penny, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, rev. pellets in angles, 0.44g/8h (B 8/10; S 5302). Striking split at 6 o’clock, otherwise very fine (£200-250)
Robert III (1390-1406), Groat, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, tressure of seven arcs broken by bust, trefoils on cusps, colon stops on obv., double saltire stops on rev., 2.87g/3h (SCBI 35, 565-6; B 37, fig. 381; S 5166). Weak in places, otherwise very fine (£100-120)
James IV (1488-1531), Pennies (5), all second issue, type IV (S 5362) [5]. Fine and better (£80-100)
Mary (1542-1567), Bawbees (4), all Edinburgh, mm. cross on obv., lis on rev., all with plain saltire (S 5432) [4]. Fine to very fine (£100-150)
James VI (1567-1625), Two-Thirds Ryal, 1571, 19.30g/11h (SCBI 35 –; B –; S 5474). Reverse with crowned thistle countermark for the 1578 revaluation, striking split at 7 o’clock, obverse fair, reverse fine (£80-100)
Charles II (1660-1685), Eighth-Dollars (2), both 1680 (Murray 54; S 5622). One nearly very fine, other fine but scratched on obverse (£150-200)
James VI (1567-1625), Thistle Merk, 1601, 6.60g/9h (SCBI 35, 1282-3; B 1, fig. 943; S 5497). Legends weak in places, otherwise very fine (£100-120)
William II (1694-1702), Five Shillings (5), 1695, 1696 (2), 1697, 1700 (S 5688) [5]. Fair to fine (£80-100)
William the Lion (1165-1214), Sterlings (2), no mint name, both Hue Walter, hve walter, 1.39g/7h, 1.28g/5h (B 11, fig. 48 and 13e, fig. 49d; S 5029) [2]. Fine (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £140
David II (1329-1371), Sterlings (2), smaller bust, large lettering on obv. (S 5087/8) [2]. Very fine (£100-120)
Alexander III (1249-1286), Sterlings (2), both Roxburgh, class VII, Adam, adam on ro, 1.26g/8h (SCBI 35 –; B –), Andrew, andrev on ro:, 1.42g/9h (SCBI 35, 155; B 22, fig. 96; S 5047) [2]. Fine and nearly very fine, latter with some corrosion on reverse (£60-80)
David II (1329-1371), Groat, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, star on sceptre handle, trefoils within tressure, early closed ornamental as, 4.02g/3h (SCBI 35, 415-16; B –; S 5125). A few striking splits but nearly very fine (£100-120)
David II (1329-1371), Halfgroat, class B, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, intermediate bust, rev. d in fourth quarter, 1.93g/4h (SCBI 35 –; cf. B 10, fig. 272; S 5108). Striking crack at 3 o'clock and scratches both sides, otherwise very fine (£80-100)
James IV (1488-1531), Pennies (2), both second issue, type IV (S 5362) [2]. Very fine, one with some verdigris on reverse (£100-120)
James II (1437-1460), Groat, Edinburgh, class II, mm. crown, crown with spearheads, rev. crown before vil, annulet and three pellets in first and fourth quarters, crown in second and third quarters, 3.62g/10h (cf. SCBI 35, 702; B 19b var.; S 5233). Striking split at 1 o’clock, faint scratches on bust and some verdigris, otherwise nearly very fine (£150-200)
Anne (1702-1714), Five Shillings, 1705/4, an.d.g. (SCBI 35, 1790; S 5704). Annulet punched behind head, otherwise good very fine (£100-120)
John Baliol (1292-1296), Sterling, four large mullets of six points, 1.31g/3h (SCBI 35, 304; B 2, fig. 211; S 5065). Fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £130
Alexander III (1249-1286), Sterlings (2), both Berwick, class VIII, Walter, walter on berwik, large and small stars, 1.53g/3h, 1.22g/8h (SCBI 35, 166; B 13, fig. 89; S 5048) [2]. Nearly very fine (£80-100)
Alexander III (1249-1286), Sterling, Stirling, class IV, Henri, henri on str, 1.18g/12h (cf. SCBI 35, 142; B 69f, fig. 94e; S 5044). Slightly bent, fine, rare (£60-80)
Robert II (1371-1390), Sterlings (2), both Perth, mm. cross potent, star on sceptre handle, 0.75g/4h (SCBI 35, 499-500; B 8, fig. 322); without star, 0.94g/6h (SCBI 35 –; B 12; S 5150) [2]. Former chipped at top and cracked to centre, latter weak in centres, otherwise both very fine (£100-120)
Robert III (1390-1406), Groat, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, tressure of seven arcs broken by bust, trefoils on cusps except at top, annulets in spandrels, double annulet stops, 2.86g/10h (SCBI 35, 572; B 41; S 5167). Weak in places and scratched by bust, otherwise nearly very fine and struck on a round flan (£100-120)
Mary (1542-1567), Bawbees (4), all Edinburgh, mm. cross on obv., lis on rev., all with plain saltire (S 5432) [4]. Fine or better (£70-90)
James I (1406-1437), Groat, First fleur-de-lis issue, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, tressure of eight arcs, lis and two saltires on bust, saltire and i by neck, i on sceptre handle, lis stops, rev. one small and three large pellets in first and fourth quarters, lis and pellet in second and third quarters, lis in centre, lis and double saltire stops, 2.32g/10h (SCBI 35 –; cf. B 22b; S 5195). Good fine (£100-120)
Mary (1542-1567), Ducat, 1558, an electrotype copy by Robert Ready of this excessively rare piece, stamped r both sides, 5.80g/9h. As made (£100-150)
James VI (1567-1625), Eighth Thistle-Merks (2), 1601, 0.86g/4h (SCBI 35, 1306-7; B 1, fig. 946); 1602, 0.84g/11h (SCBI 35, 1308-11; B 2; S 5500) [2]. Both with a few scratches, nearly very fine and fine (£100-120)
Charles I (1625-1649), Six Shillings (2), b below bust and at end of rev. legend (Murray 5; S 5568) [2]. One tooled but very fine, the other nearly very fine (£100-120)
Charles I (1625-1649), Twenty Pence, b at ends of legends (Murray type II, i/m; S 5584) and Falconer’s issues (4), first issue, without f (Murray type 2, n/s; S 5588A), second issue with f (Murray 1d/b; S 5588) and anonymous (2) (Murray 1c/c and 1f/a; S 5591) [5]. Fine to very fine (£100-120)
James V (1513-1542), One-Third Groat, Edinburgh, mm. cross on obv. only, reads sotorv, 0.82g/5h (Stevenson IVd, obv. die 17; SCBI 35, 943; B –; S 5380). Nearly very fine (£80-100)
James VII (1685-1689), Ten Shillings, 1687, no stops by mark of value (SCBI 35, 1684; B 3; S 5641). Obverse about fine, reverse nearly very fine (£100-120)
Alexander III (1249-1286), Sterling, Edinburgh, class VII, Alexander, alex· on· eden, 1.34g/12h (cf. SCBI 35, 150; cf. B 64d, fig. 101a; S 5047). Very fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £120
David II (1329-1371), Groat, class C, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, third intermediate bust, tressure of seven arcs, rev. d in first quarter, 4.02g/4h (SCBI 35, 386; B 26, fig. 288; S 5099). Legends part flat, otherwise nearly very fine (£80-100)
Robert II (1371-1390), Groats (2), both Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, tressure of six arcs, trefoils in spandrels, star on sceptre handle, 3.81g/5h, 3.78g/7h (B 3; S 5131) [2]. One scratched but fine, other fair (£60-80)
James I (1406-1437), Groats (2), both First Fleur-de-lis issue, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, one with lis in centre of rev. (S 5195) [2]. Fair and fine but with verdigris (£80-100)
Mary (1542-1567), Bawbee, Stirling, mm. cross on obv., lis on rev., similar, 1.63g/11h (S 5434). Good fine but patches of verdigris, rare (£80-100)
Charles II (1660-1685), Turners (3) (S 5625); Coinage of 1677, Turners (4), all 1677 (S 5630) [7]. Fair to fine (£80-100)
William and Mary (1689-1694), Bawbee, 1692, mm. star; Bodle, 1694 (S 5670, 5674); William II, Bodles (4), 1695 (2, types I and II), 1696, 1697 (S 5696-9) [5]. Fair (£100-120)
John Baliol (1292-1296), Sterling, reads grac, rev. four large mullets of six points, 1.38g/4h (B 1B, fig. 210B; S 5065). Fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £110
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