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The following three Sterlings were struck from the same obverse die, in two different die states and at two different mints. The first has no privy mark behind the head and was struck at Perth. The second shows a trefoil added to the obverse while the third has the privy mark but paired with an Edinburgh reverse. The latter die-link is published in ‘Scottish Mints’, p.282 and pl. xvii, 36a and b.
Robert II (1371-1390), Sterling, Perth, mm. cross potent, star on sceptre handle, nothing behind head, single crosslet stops, reads scottor’, 0.95g/3h (cf. SCBI 35, 496, and B 4a, fig. 313A, same obv. die but before alteration; S 5150). Small striking split and pinhole perforation at top, but better than very fine and on a full flan £200-£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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DNW Auction 57, 19 March 2003, lot 734
From the same obverse die as lot 700 coupled with a Perth reverse. Also from the same die as lot 701 [Edinburgh] Both these have the trefoil behind the head.
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