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16 September 2020
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterlings (2), class Mc1, four mullets of six points, 1.39g/6h; class E, four mullets of five points, 1.24g/10h (SCBI 35, 220, 247ff; B 31, 34, figs. 160, 166; S 5055-6) [2]. First very fine, second fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £140
John Baliol (1292-1296), First coinage, Sterling, without mint name (probably Berwick), four mullets of six points, 1.45g/3h (SCBI 35, 298ff; B 1ff, fig. 210ff; S 5065). Slightly weak in places, otherwise very fine, toned £150-£200
Hammer Price: £220
John Baliol (1292-1296), Second coinage, Halfpenny, two mullets of six points in second and third quarters, rev. reads rex scotorvr+, 0.66g/3h (Holmes/Stewartby H7 obv., rev. die not listed; SCBI 35, 315-16; B 1, fig. 222; S 5074). Weak in places, otherwise about very fine £240-£300
Hammer Price: £260
Robert the Bruce (1306-1329), Sterling, colon stops, 1.39g/4h (SCBI 35, 318-20; B 1, fig. 225; S 5076). Edge a little ragged, some surface deposit and scratches on the reverse, otherwise very fine or better with a strong portrait £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £1,100
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Groat, class D, Edinburgh, ‘Robert II’ style bust, tressure of six arcs, nothing in spandrels, 3.80g/2h (SCBI 35, 389; B 36, fig. 297; S 5100). Some obverse surface crazing, otherwise nearly very fine, toned £200-£260
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Halfgroat, class C, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, older bust with aquiline nose, tressure of six arcs, nothing in spandrels, crosslet stops, 2.00g/10h (cf. SCBI 35, 398ff; cf. B 15, fig. 293; S 5109). Nearly very fine £150-£200
Hammer Price: £240
Robert II (1371-1390), Groat, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, tressure of six arcs, trefoils in spandrels, reads scottorvm, 3.81g/12h (SCBI 35, 445ff; B 3, fig. 309; S 5131). On an irregular but full weight flan, nearly very fine £150-£180
Hammer Price: £180
Robert III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, First issue, Lion, mm. cross potent on obv. only, large crowned shield, rev. St. Andrew, without nimbus, on saltire cross breaking legend, lis each side, lis and crescent stops on obv., none on rev., 3.38g/12h (SCBI 35, 509; B 5, fig. 351; S 5154). Very fine, rare £2,400-£3,000
Hammer Price: £3,600
Robert III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, Second issue, Demy-Lion, no mm., rev. small closed trefoils, saltire and pellet stops both sides, reads +x/pc reg/nat/ xpc vin, 1.95g/3h (SCBI 35, 526; B 6, fig 370; S 5158). Very fine and very rare £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £4,400
James I (1406-1437), Demy, type I, mm. crown on obv., cross potent on rev., lis between e and x of rex, lis stops, rev. small quatrefoils in arcs of tressure, double saltire stops, lis at end of legend, 3.36g/1h (SCBI 35, 620; B 1, fig. 424; S 5189). Slightly off-centre, otherwise very fine, very rare £2,000-£3,000
James I (1406-1437), Half-Demy, type II, mm. crown on obv., cross pattee on rev., double saltire between e and i of dei, lis and double saltire stops, 1.58g/6h (SCBI 35, 638; B 2, fig. 445; S 5194). Lightly creased, otherwise nearly very fine, very rare £1,500-£1,800
Hammer Price: £3,200
James III (1460-1488), Rider, type I, King in armour with crown on helmet and holding sword galloping right, rev. crowned shield on cross pattée, cross between lion’s paws, double saltire stops on obv., none on rev., 4.98g/8h (cf. SCBI 35, 728ff; B 3-6, figs. 601-2; S 5256). Attractive, good very fine and rare £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £10,000
James III (1460-1488), Quarter-Rider, type II, King in armour and holding sword galloping left, lis below sword arm, rev. crowned shield over long cross pattée, legends reversed, no stops, 1.26g/10h (SCBI 35, 737-8; B 1, fig. 622; S 5261). Good fine, extremely rare £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £4,200
James III (1460-1488), Main issue, Groat, Edinburgh, mm. cross fleury on rev. only, annulet on inner circle before bust, annulet and three pellets in first and fourth quarters, crown in second and third quarters, reads edinbvrg, 3.07g/11h (SCBI 35, 784; B 48a, fig. 643; S 5288). Good very fine and toned, an exceptionally detailed portrait, very rare £1,200-£1,500
Hammer Price: £3,800
James III (1460-1488), Billon Penny, type C, mm. plain cross, facing bust with crown of three fleurs, rev. long cross, pellets in angles, 0.55g/8h (cf. SCBI 35, 794ff; B 10-14, fig. 596; S 5302). Flat in places, otherwise good fine £100-£120
Hammer Price: £190
James III (1460-1488), Crux Pellit coinage, series III, ‘Three-penny Penny’, orb tilts upwards and to left, rosette in centre, reads dei gracia rex, double saltire stops, 1.85g/2h (Holmes 181ff; SCBI 35, 813; S 5311). Good fine £150-£200
Hammer Price: £320
James IV (1488-1513), Half-Unicorn, type I, mm. lis on rev. only, Lombardic n, star stops, 1.75g/11h (cf. SCBI 35, 832-3; B 1, fig. 660; S 5320). Edge slightly ragged at 3 o’clock, otherwise very fine, very rare £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £4,600
James IV (1488-1513), Penny, Second issue, type IV, rounder bust, rev. lis and crowns in angles, 1.06g/5h (SCBI 35, 878; B 17, fig. 685; S 5362). Good fine £60-£80
Hammer Price: £120
James V (1513-1542), First coinage, Unicorn, type II, mm. crown, x below unicorn, trefoil and double-trefoil stops, rev. mullet in centre of wavy star superimposed on cross with scroll ends, colon and pellet stops, 3.90g/11h (SCBI 35, 884ff; B 2ff, figs 729ff; S 5365). An attractive specimen, good very fine £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £8,500
James V (1513-1542), First coinage, Plack, mm. crown on obv. only, pellet stops on obv., trefoil on rev., 1.28g/10h (SCBI 35, 945ff; B 4ff, figs. 760ff; S 5381). Weak in places, otherwise good very fine for issue £80-£100
Hammer Price: £160
James V (1513-1542), Second coinage, Crown, type III, mm. star on obv., crown on rev, shield with rounded base, trefoils of pellets as stops, seven pellets in crown, unbarred as, small d in dei, 3.25g/3h (SCBI 35, 895, same dies; SCBI 58, 18, same rev. die; B 8, fig. 745; S 5370). Lightly creased, otherwise about very fine, rare £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £2,600
James V (1513-1542), Second coinage, Groat, type III, Edinburgh, trefoil stops, reads scotor and oppidv, 2.56g/3h (SCBI 35, 915ff; SCBI 58, 60ff; B 1, fig 705ff; S 5378). Good fine £200-£300
Hammer Price: £280
James V (1513-1542), Second coinage, One-Third Groat, type IV, Edinburgh, colon stops, reads gra r scotor and oppidv, 0.82g/11h (SCBI 35, 939ff; SCBI 58, 120; B 1, figs. 710-11; S 5380). Good fine, rare £200-£300
Hammer Price: £400
James V (1513-1542), Third coinage, Ducat or Bonnet piece, 1540, mm. saltire on obv., cross on rev., open crown on rev. 5.58g/12h (SCBI 35, 905, same dies; SCBI 58, 33-5, same dies; B 4, fig. 754; S 5373). Possibly removed from a mount, otherwise very fine £8,000-£10,000
Hammer Price: £12,000
James V (1513-1542), Third coinage, Two-Thirds Ducat, 1540, mm. lis on obv., cross on rev., pellet below shield, 3.70g/4h (SCBI 35, 906-7, same dies; SCBI 58, 36-7, same dies; B 1, fig. 755; S 5374). Possibly removed from a ring mount, otherwise nearly very fine £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £6,000
James V (1513-1542), Third coinage, Bawbee, type II, mm. cross on obv., lis on rev., crowned thistle between i 5, rev. crown in centre of saltire, 1.91g/6h (SCBI 35 953ff; SCBI 58, 135ff; B 5, fig. 776; S 5383). Small edge chip, otherwise about very fine £100-£120
Hammer Price: £170
James V (1513-1542), Third coinage, Half-Bawbee, mm. cross on obv., lis on rev., crowned thistle between i 5, annulet above i, rev. crown on centre of saltire, 0.81g/6h (SCBI 35, 974; SCBI 58, 219ff; B 1, fig. 777; S 5387). About very fine, scarce £120-£150
Hammer Price: £340
Mary (1542-1567), First period, Abbey Crown (Écu), mm. star on obv., crown on rev., crowned shield flanked by cinquefoils, rev. cross fleury, thistles in angles, reads seqvarmvr, unbarred as, 3.32g/3h (SCBI 35, 976-7 and SCBI 58, 34, same dies; B 3, fig. 808, same dies; S 5390). Lightly creased, otherwise good very fine, very rare £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £6,500
Mary (1542-1567), First period, Forty-Four Shillings, 1553, mm. cross, crowned shield, i g in fields, reads maria · de · i, rev. crowned monogram, 5.13g/3h (SCBI 35, 982, same dies; same dies as SCBI 58, 246 obv./249 rev.; B 4, fig. 813; S 5394). Good very fine or better, rare £4,000-£5,000
Mary (1542-1567), First period, Twenty-Two Shillings, 1553, mm. cross on rev. only, crowned shield, i g in fields, rev. crowned monogram, trefoil of pellets after diligite, 2.65g/3h (SCBI 35, 985ff; SCBI 58, 255-6; B 4, fig. 817; S 5396). Very fine, light red tone £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £5,500
Mary (1542-1567), First period, Three Pound piece (Ryal), 1555, bust left, rev. crowned shield, pellet stops, 7.54g/2h (SCBI 35, 991, same obv. die; SCBI 58, 266-7, same dies; B 1, fig. 819; S 5397). Possibly removed from a mount, otherwise good very fine for the issue, very rare £8,000-£10,000
Hammer Price: £20,000
Mary (1542-1567), First period, Testoon, type I, 1553, mm. cinquefoil on obv., cross on rev., crowned bust right, no stops before or after legend, rev. crowned shield flanked by cinquefoils, 4.71g/5h (Murray E4, this coin; SCBI 35, 1000-1, and SCBI 58, 284, same dies; B 1, fig. 780; S 5401). Some light scratches, otherwise good fine, the portrait clear, very rare £4,000-£5,000
Mary (1542-1567), First period, Testoon, type II, 1555, mm. cross potent on obv. only, no trefoil or annulet on obv., triangular wedge ornament after date, rev. trefoil to the right of lower cross arm, reads hvmile, 7.42g/12h (SCBI 35, 1004; SCBI 58, 289ff; B 1, fig. 783; S 5402). Good fine £200-£300
Hammer Price: £600
Mary (1542-1567), First period, Testoon, type IIIa, 1557/1556 mule, mm. crown on rev. only, high-arched crown, no annulets below m r, reads maria · d · g · scor · regina ·, rev. v of tva over a, 6.20g/6h (SCBI 35, –; SCBI 58, 331, same rev. die; B 13, fig 789; S 5405). Double-struck on obverse [the date appears to read 15557], otherwise very fine and toned, the mule rare £600-£800
Hammer Price: £2,200
Mary (1542-1567), First period, Testoon, type IIIa, 1557, mm. cross potent on obv., crown on rev., high-arched crown, annulets below m r, reads dei · g ·, 5.87g/4h (SCBI 35, 1010-12; SCBI 58, 332ff; B 16, fig. 791; S 5404 and p.76). Reverse with crowned thistle countermark for the 1578 revaluation, good fine, countermark better, toned £200-£300
Hammer Price: £440
Mary (1542-1567), First period, Testoon, type IIIb, 1558, mm. crown on rev. only, low-arched crown, no annulets below m r, rev. reads vertvte, 6.16g/3h (SCBI 35, 1015ff; same dies as SCBI 58, 347 obv./345 rev.; B fig. 798, same obv. die; S 5406). Good very fine, toned £400-£500
Hammer Price: £1,000
Mary (1542-1567), First period, Testoon, 1558, type IIIb, mm. crown on rev. only, no annulets in field, a [Achesoun] added to right of shield, stop after date on rev., 4.80g/3h (SCBI 35, –; SCBI 58, 353; B –; S 5408). Waterworn(?), otherwise fine, reverse better, very rare £200-£300
Mary (1542-1567), First period, Half-Testoon, type II, 1555, mm. cross potent on obv. only, annulet above upper cross arm, trefoil to right of lower cross arm, 3.66g/10h (SCBI 35 1019; SCBI 58, 303, same rev. die; B 1, fig. 784; S 5410). Nearly very fine, very rare £500-£700
Hammer Price: £900
Mary (1542-1567), First period, Half-Testoon, type IIIa, 1556, mm. crown on rev. only, high-arched crown, no annulets below m r, no stops in obv. legend, 2.79g/6h (SCBI 35, 1006ff; SCBI 58, 370, same dies; B 11, fig 788; S 5413). Some surface marks and scratches, otherwise about very fine, rare £200-£300
Hammer Price: £460
Mary (1542-1567), First period, Half-Testoon, type IIIa, 1556, high-arched crown, annulets below m r, 3.13g/12h (SCBI 35, –; SCBI 58, 375, same obv. die; B 6, fig 801; S 5411). Traces of double-striking in obverse legend, otherwise very fine, light iridescent tone £400-£600
Hammer Price: £850
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