David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class A, Groat, class A8, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, small young bust, tressure of six arcs, nothing in spandrels, crosslet stops, reads rcx and cotorvm, double crosslet at end of legend, nothing after villa, 4.56g/9h (SCBI 35, –; B 11, fig. 258, same dies; S 5091). Good very fine and toned £240-£300

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 Spink December 1986

Not included by Stewartby in his list of Class A types, Burns 258 seems to fit here towards the end of the sequence. Distinguishing features are the final double saltire and the two ‘misspellings’ in the legend.