David II (1329-1371), Third coinage, Groat, class 2a, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, ‘Robert II’ head, tressure of six arcs, trefoils in spandrels, star on sceptre-handle, double crosslet stops, including after scotorvm, no line below bust, cross over crescent after dns, plain a both sides, 3.93g/7h (SCBI 35, 421, same dies; B –, fig. –; S 5125). Good very fine with old cabinet toning, the variety very rare £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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Coin Galleries Numismatic Review, Vol. VII, no. 3, May 1966 (C 655); North Yorkshire Moors Collection, Part III, DNW Auction 168, 29 January 2020, lot 1003