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

David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class A, Halfgroat, class A, Aberdeen, mm. cross pattée, small young bust, tressure of six arcs and a segment, nothing in spandrels, no stops on obv., saltire after mevs, crosslet after villa, 2.26g/4h (SCBI 35, 401-2; B –, fig. –; S 5112). Better than very fine and very rare, the obverse die without stops unpublished £800-£1,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman.

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Spink Auction 261, 27-28 March 2019, lot 955

This coin probably fits into the Edinburgh die sequence around A6, at the transition point between saltire and crosslet stops.