A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman

James II (1437-1460), Second coinage, Second issue, Groat, type IIb, Edinburgh, mm. crown, tressure of nine arcs, trefoils on some cusps, nothing in spandrels, small lis to right of crown, reads iacobvs and gratia, legend ends scotorvm, rev. crown in first and fourth quarters, three pellets and annulet in second and third quarters, nothing in centre of cross, double saltire stops both sides, 3.70g/3h (SCBI 35, 701, same obv. die; SCBI 72, 675; B 17, fig. 532, same obv. die; S 5233). Soft strike, nearly very fine £400-£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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M. Lessen Collection, Part III, DNW Auction 168, 29 January 2020, lot 1010 [from C. Blom 1966]