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№ 813

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7 October 2004

Hammer Price:
£400

James III (1460-1488), Base silver issue, 1471-83, Groat, Edinburgh, mm. cross, tressure of eight arcs, trefoils on cusps at sides, rev. large mullet of six points in first and fourth quarters, thistle in second and third quarters, 2.09g/4h (SCBI 35, 750-1; B 8 var [Pollexfen]; S 5270). Flan flaw on obverse, nearly very fine, rare (£400-450)

Provenance:
Dr J. Davidson Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 60, 9-10 December 2003, lot 419