James V (1513-1542), Second coinage, Groat, Holyrood Abbey mint, type IIa (ii), bust right with wide-collared mantle and single-arched crown, twelve jewels to band, annulet above v of scotorv, rev. shield with angled and pointed base, cross-ends B, reads edinbvrgi, double annulet stops both sides, 2.68g/2h (SCBI 35, 914; cf. SCBI 58, 56; SCBI 71, 359; cf. B 19, fig. 720; S 5377). Light surface marks, very fine, the variety very rare £800-£1,000

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 February 1986

This must have been a short-lived issue. It seems to be scarcer than type I and much rarer than type III. This issue was struck with a silver content of 10 deniers fine, rather than the usual 11.