A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman (Part I)

Robert the Bruce (1306-1329), Sterling, mm. cross pattée, bust left of fine style, colon stops, rev. long cross, four mullets of five points in angles, 1.42g/1h (Holmes/Stewartby 4-u; SCBI 35, 318-320; B 1, fig. 225; S 5076). Good very fine, toned, very rare thus £1,200-£1,500

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 July 2013

Hoard evidence strongly suggests that there was no coinage under Robert the Bruce until sometime shortly after the recovery of Berwick (and its operational mint) in 1318. Stylistic connections and the high standard of workmanship suggests that experienced moneyers were brought in from the Continent, probably Flanders, to produce a coinage in keeping with Bruce’s concern with the status and dignity of the Scottish crown.