A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman

Robert III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, Second issue, Groat, Perth, mm. cross potent, tressure of eight (possibly nine) arcs, trefoils on cusps, nothing on breast, saltire and pellet stops, double saltire and pellet after rex, rev. three pellets in quarters of cross, saltire and pellet stops after dns, tector, ms, villa and de, double saltire and pellet after p, pellet after r of perth, 2.69g/10h (SCBI 35, 580, same rev. die, SCBI 72, 219, same dies; B 21, fig. 364, same rev. die; S 5170). Slightly irregular flan, nearly very fine, rare £180-£220

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 D.L. Cavanagh December 1999

The reverse die, as well as being distinctive with the pellet in per · th was also extensively used with a series of different obverses.