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Lot 256
Two Continental enamelled ceramic plaques, late 19th century, probably German, to include a portrait of an officer, bust-length in dress uniform, 13 x 10cm, framed 29 x 21.5cm, a portrait of a young lady, bust-length in a blue dress, with a blue ribbon in her hair, 9 x 7.5cm, framed 19.5 x 16cm, both in Florentine-style frames (2)Condition ReportIn need of cleaning. A few surface scratches and dirty marks.
Lot 621
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class A, mm. plain cross on obv. only, bust left with little backsweep to hair, reads alexsander dei : g’ra, rev. long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, reads rex scot:torvm, triple-pellet stop after rex, 1.33g/6h (cf. SCBI 35, 192-4; cf. B 6, fig. 147A; S 5050). Good fine, very rare, the reverse legend variety unpublished £200-£300
Lot 640
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class E2, mm. cross potent, lettering with incurved uprights, bust left, rev. long cross, two mullets of five and two of six points in angles, 1.29g/6h (SCBI 35, –; B 35, fig. 167; S 5056). Fine, reverse better, rare £100-£120 --- Provenance: Bt D.L. Cavanagh 1983 Possibly St Andrews, given that mint-signed coins of Baliol have this combination of stars and mullets totalling 22 points.
Lot 648
John Baliol (1292-1296), First coinage, Sterling, St Andrews, mm. cross pattée, small irregular lettering, crude bust left, rev. civitas sandre, two mullets of five, two stars of six points in angles, 1.50g/5h (Holmes and Stewartby dies s11-sl; SCBI 35, 296; B 11, fig. 214; S 5067). Good fine, rare £200-£300 --- Provenance: Bt M. Vosper November 2018
Lot 634
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterlings (2), class Mb3, mm. cross pattée, bust left with wider hair, pellets on points of crown and on sceptre, rev. long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, 1.37g/10h, class Mb3/E mule, similar but no pellets on crown, rev. two mullets of six, two stars of seven points, 1.42g/6h (SCBI 35, –, 284; B 71, 73, figs. 189, 191; S 5054, 5054/5055) [2]. Nearly very fine, first sometime cleaned and a very rare variety, second toned £150-£200 --- Provenance: First bt ABC Coins June 2011, second bt eBay May 2007
Lot 646
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class D2, mm. cross potent on obv., pattée on rev., lettering straight-sided on obv., incurved on rev., bust left, rev. long cross, two mullets of six points and two stars of seven points in angles, 1.44g/7h (SCBI 35, 266; B 30, fig. 160; S 5057). About very fine £100-£120 --- Provenance: Bt eBay November 2008
Lot 643
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class D1/E mule, mm. cross potent, lettering incurved, bust left, rev. long cross, two mullets of six points, two stars of seven in angles, 1.36g/11h (SCBI 35, –; B 56/55, fig. 163/162; S 5057/5056). Sometime cleaned, very fine and unusually well struck for this issue £100-£120 --- Provenance: Reported to have been a stray metal-detector find from 2005. Found on a footpath following an old (now dry) waterway between Southampton and Winchester; bt eBay January 2006 The vendor notes the unusual lettering on the obverse of this coin. The first two as are unbarred, the third is from a punch normally found on coins of class E. He knows of no other die with unbarred as or with a class E a punch
Lot 626
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterlings (2), class Ma/B mule, mm. cross potent on rev. only, bust left with little backsweep to hair, pellet after dei, reads gra, rev. long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, 1.28g/11h; class Ma, similar but mm cross potent on obv. plain cross on rev., pellets on intermediate points of crown, reads g’ra, rev. pellet after rex, 1.28g/1h (SCBI 35, –, –; cf. B 23, fig. 153, B p.169, 26 var. [?]; S 5053/5052, 5053) [2]. Good fine and both very rare varieties but both chipped £120-£150 --- Provenance: First bt eBay October 2009; second bt eBay October 2006
Lot 627
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class Mb1/B mule, mm. plain cross on obv., cross potent on rev., bust left with wider hair, rev. long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, 1.37g/8h (SCBI 35, –; B 25, fig. 158; S 5054/5052). Nearly very fine, lightly toned, the mule apparently extremely rare £120-£150 --- Provenance: Bt D.L. Cavanagh May 1982
Lot 677
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class B, Groat, late class B, Edinburgh, mm. cross fourchée on both sides., second intermediate bust, tressure of six-and-a-half arcs, nothing in spandrels, saltire stops, mullet after scotorvm, small d under rgh, plain a both sides, 4.26g/7h (SCBI 35, 373, same obv. die; cf. B fig. 261 rev.; S 5097). Better than fine but weak in centres, extremely rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: Bt eBay September 2020 This coin belongs to an unpublished ‘Cross-Fourchy’ sub-group of David II coins (Groats, Halfgroats and Pennies) which seems to have been produced between the end of Class B and the beginning of Class C. Extensive research by the vendor, done over a number of years and based mainly on letter forms and fonts, places these coins with their forked initial crosses in the period c. 1364. It is clear that Groups A and B and Groups C and D form two distinct and discreet groups, with no overlap in portrait, crown or letter punches. This corresponds with the change of mintmaster in Edinburgh, with James Mulekyn leaving and being replaced by Bonagius of Florence who probably left his post at the English mint at Durham in 1363. During this changeover period, the Cross Fourchy coins seem to have been produced at a time when a person or persons unknown were overseeing coin production, apparently on fairly ad-hoc basis. Old dies were used or re-used, new dies were somewhat carelessly made from a large number of varied letter punches. Reverses so far identified include some early class A dies, 3 normal class B dies and 12 marked with the fourchy mint mark. These pair with Burns 1st Intermediate obverse dies 268 and 271a, B.271 being an example; four new Cross Fourchy obverse dies with varied portraits, three of these having a mullet after the legend leading Burns to include B261 in Class A; and the Burns 254a obverse, previously thought to only have been used at Aberdeen but now known to have been used in a somewhat dilapidated state at Edinburgh only during the Cross Fourchy series with a Cross Fourchy reverse die and an old, reused Class A reverse. Some lettering from Class B is found on the Cross Fourchy dies, the T and O positioning this group after the final Class B dies, but other letter punches unique to this small series vary almost on a die-to-die basis.
Lot 628
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class Mb1, mm. plain cross on obv., cross pattée on rev., bust left with wider hair, no pellets on points of crown, rev. long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, 1.37g/2h (SCBI 35, 197; cf. B 15, fig. 157; S 5054). Very fine or better, toned £100-£120 --- Provenance: Bt Vale Coins June 2005
Lot 773
Charles II (1649-1685), First coinage, Merk, 1672, leaved thistle below bust, reads dei : and fra ·, 6.07g/3h (Murray 19; SCBI 35, 1589; B. 10, fig. 1052, same rev. die; S 5611). Small edge flaw and some light adjustment marks, very fine, the die-axis unusual £200-£260 --- Provenance: Bt Edinburgh Coin Shop July 1982 It has been estimated that in excess of 212,000 Merks were struck in 1672.
Lot 673
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class A, Sterling, class A5, Aberdeen, small young bust with sloping shoulder, crosslet stops, rev. vill a+a ber don, long cross, four large mullets of five points in angles, 1.09g/3h (SCBI 35, –; B 9, fig. 278, same rev. die; S 5121). Very fine and rare £800-£1,000 --- Provenance: Bt eBay March 2013
Lot 630
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class Mb2, mm. cross pattée, bust left with wider hair, unseriffed punch used for i and n, rev. long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, 1.41g/2h (SCBI 35, 213; B 44, fig. 178; S 5054). Of bright appearance, very fine or better £100-£120 --- Provenance: Great Western Auctions (Glasgow), 24-5 March 2017, lot 372 (part); DNW Auction 185, 1 December 2020, lot 507 (part)
Lot 605
William the Lion (1165-1214), Short Cross and Stars coinage, Phase B, Sterling, Phase B, class III, no mint name, Hue Walter, crude bust left, le rei wil[am], rev. hve walter, short voided cross, four stars of five points in angles, 1.35g/9h (cf. SCBI 35, 68; B 18, fig. 53; S 5029). About very fine £200-£260 --- Provenance: DNW Auction 55, 8 October 2002, lot 618
Lot 674
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class B, Groats (2), both class B, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, large young bust, tressure of six arcs, nothing in spandrels, crosslet and double crosslet stops, ornate as both sides, 4.10g/6h, 3.03g/9h (cf. SCBI 35, 377, 382; cf. B 19, 28, fig. 279, 275; S 5095) [2]. First good fine, second better but small of flan, both rare varieties £200-£300 --- Provenance: First bt Spink July 1977; second DNW Auction 158, 24 April 2019, lot 641 (part)
Lot 667
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class A, Groat, class A6, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, small young bust, tressure of six arcs, nothing in spandrels, crosslet stops, saltire after scotorvm, 3.73g/6h (SCBI 35, 369 same obv. die; B 10, fig. 257, same obv. die; S 5091). Slightly small of flan, good fine or better £150-£200 --- Provenance: Bt Edinburgh Coin Shop July 1982 The introduction of crosslet stops mark a transition to the next phase of the coinage. The tressure around the king is still relatively well defined.
Lot 668
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class A, Groat, class A7, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, small young bust, tressure of six arcs, nothing in spandrels, crosslet stops, five-pointed star (unpierced) after scotorvm, crosslet after villa, 4.58g/5h (SCBI 35, 370 same dies; B 12, fig. 259, same dies; S 5091). Very fine or better, some small surface marks, dark tone £240-£300 --- Provenance: R.A. Macpherson Collection, DNW Auction 83, 30 September 2009, lot 3987 [from Baldwin March 1982] On this type, the crosslet stops continue but the tressure is much less sharply drawn. Burns figs. 254 and 255, used at Aberdeen are very similar to this Edinburgh die and are almost certainly contemporary - a distinct group of three dies produced at the same time.
Lot 683
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class C, Groat, class C2, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, third intermediate bust, tressure of six arcs, nothing in spandrels, double crosslet stops, including after scotorvm, small d under v of vill, plain a both sides, 4.30g/4h (cf. SCBI 35, 386; B 27, fig. 289, same obv. die; S 5099). About very fine and toned £240-£300 --- Provenance: Bt Spink November 1987 The vendor points out that the first three obverse dies of what we call Class C all link with reverses that have a small d under v of vill, obviously harking back to the earlier class B coins. Later dies have details that more closely link with the coins of D1. Chronologically therefore, Stewart’s C2 should precede C1.
Lot 775
Charles II (1649-1685), Second coinage, Quarter-Dollar (Fourteen Shillings), 1676, small f below bust, 6.51g/6h (Murray 43; SCBI 35, 1626, same obv. die; cf. B 2, fig. 1056; S 5620). Struck from carefully produced dies but some evidence of working in the fields and legends, perhaps sometime lightly cleaned, better than very fine and rare thus £300-£400 --- Provenance: Bt Spink June 2001 The superior quality of die-cutting and strike was noted on a specimen from the same dies sold in Baldwin of St James’s Auction 29 which was described as being from polished dies and ‘struck like a proof’.
Lot 624
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class Bc/M mule, mm. cross potent on obv., plain cross on rev., bust left with wide, oval eyes, reads gr’a, rev. long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, 1.34g/1h (SCBI 35, 186, same obv. die; cf. B 18, fig. 145; S 5052/5053). Very fine or better, toned, the mule scarce £150-£200 --- Provenance: Davissons Mailbid Sale 35, 3 February 2016 (270)
Lot 658
David II (1329-1371), First coinage, Second issue, Sterling, mm. cross pattée, bust left with sceptre, larger lettering, no stop after david, pellet after dei, reads graciai, rev. rex sco tor vm+, long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, large lettering, 1.07g/3h (Savage 2/aa; Burns/Dakers Bust 2/Dakers Reverse 1; SCBI 327, and B 4, fig. 231, same obv. die; S 5088). Very fine but slightly off-centre, very rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: Bt eBay June 2005
Lot 607
William the Lion (1165-1214), Short Cross and Stars coinage, Phase B, Sterling, Phase B, class VI, no mint name, Walter Hue, crude bust left with sceptre, willelmvs re+, rev. wevtere hv, short voided cross, four stars of six points in angles, 1.36g/12h (Jones & Sugden dies 3-D; SCBI 35, –; cf. B 29 and fig. 64, same dies; S 5029). Fine or nearly so, extremely rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: Stray metal detector find. Found near Edinburgh 2012, bt January 2013 The few specimens known of this type are mostly in fairly poor condition.
Lot 637
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class E1, mm. cross pattée, lettering with incurved uprights, bust left, rev. long cross, four mullets of five points in angles, small pellets beneath sco and vm+, 1.36g/7h (SCBI 35, 247; B 36, fig. 168; S 5056). Slightly weak in places, otherwise very fine, toned £100-£120 --- Provenance: Bt D.L. Cavanagh May 1982
Lot 602
William the Lion (1165-1214), Crescent and Pellet coinage, Phase II, Sterling, Phase II, Roxburgh, Raul, bust left with wide crown and holding sceptre with cross pommée sceptre-head, le rei willam, rev. ravl de rocbvr, short cross pattée with crescent and pellet in each angle, 1.45g/8h (cf. SCBI 35, 42ff; B 14, fig. –; S 5024). Very fine and toned, rare £400-£600 --- Provenance: DNW Auction 128, 11 February 2015, lot 169
Lot 730
James I (1406-1437), First Fleur-de-lis issue, Groat, Edinburgh, type III, mm. cross pattée, tressure of eight arcs, lis on neck, tiny saltires on breast, large lis to left of bust. i to right and on sceptre handle, saltire to right of crown and left of sceptre, reads icobvs and tracia, rev. lis with pellet in first, lis with pellet and saltire in third quarter, three pellets with small central pellet in second and fourth quarters, nothing in centre of cross, lis stops both sides, 2.08g/2h (cf. SCBI 35, 651; cf. SCBI 72, 419; cf, B. fig. 453; S 5195). Good fine, scarce £200-£260 --- Provenance: Bt D.L. Cavanagh May 1982
Lot 622
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class A/M mule, mm. cross potent on obv. plain cross on rev.,, bust left with little backsweep to hair, reads alexsader · dei : g’ra, rev. long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, reads rex scotorvm+, 1.35g/3h (cf. SCBI 35, 192-4; B 21, fig. 149, same obv. die; S 5050/5053). Very fine but slightly weak on face, rare £120-£150 --- Provenance: A stray metal detector find from North Yorkshire, 2012; bt eBay March 2014
Lot 756
James V (1513-1542), Second coinage, Groat, Holyrood Abbey mint, type IIIc (iv), bust right with mantle and smooth chain, single-arched crown, seven jewels to band, strawberry-leaf decorations, ‘squarer’ hair style, rev. shield with rounded base, cross-ends E, no contraction after r of edinbvrgi, trefoil stops both sides, 2.77g/12h (SCBI 35, 915-6, same obv. die; SCBI 58, 99; SCBI 71, 407; B –, fig. –; S 5378). Nearly very fine, rare £400-£500 --- Provenance: Bt Seaby February 1982 The vendor records this obverse die being extensively used with no less than 14 different reverses.
Lot 659
David II (1329-1371), First coinage, Second issue, Sterling, mm. cross pattée, bust left with sceptre, smaller lettering, pellet after david, clear sceptre-handle, rev. rex sct tor vm+, long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, medium-sized lettering, 1.09g/7h (Savage 4/ad; Burns Bust 3/Dakers Reverse 2; SCBI 332-3, same obv. die; B 9, fig. 234, same dies; S 5088). Very fine or better, the reverse error unusual and very rare £200-£260 --- Provenance: Bt M. Vosper August 2004 This is the only reverse die in the coinage to read rex sct tor vm+.
Lot 642
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class D1/E mule, mm. cross potent on obv., pattée on rev., lettering incurved, bust left, rev. long cross, one star of five, three mullets of six points in angles, 1.32g/2h (SCBI 35, –; B 55/36, figs. 162/168; S 5057/5056). About very fine and excessively rare £200-£300 --- Provenance: Bt M. Roberts July 2016 The vendor notes ‘This coin is of extreme rarity, possible unique. In the Stewart/North die study, there is no listing of a class D1 with a 23-point reverse, nor a D2 for that matter. There is no published example of this coin from any hoard. This reverse die, however, is found coupled with a normal E2 obverse.
Lot 606
William the Lion (1165-1214), Short Cross and Stars coinage, Phase B, Sterling, Phase B, class IVc, no mint name, Hue Walter, crude bust left, le rei wilt, rev. hve walt· eo, short voided cross, four stars of five points in angles, 1.28g/12h (cf. SCBI 35, 73; B 24, fig. 59; S 5029). Good fine, reverse fine £150-£200 --- Provenance: Bt Spink March 1982
Lot 623
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class Bb/M mule, mm. cross potent on obv., plain cross on rev., bust left with wide, oval eyes, rev. long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, 1.36g/3h (cf. SCBI 35, 197-8 for rev.; B 20, fig. 146; S 5052/5053). Very fine, toned, the mule rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: Bt Spink February 2008 The vendor notes that class Bb obverses are only rarely found with class M reverses.
Lot 692
Robert II (1371-1390), Groat, Phase 1a, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, normal ‘Robert II’ head, tressure of six arcs, trefoils in spandrels, star on sceptre-handle, line below bust, double crosslet stops, nothing after scottorm, reads robcrtvs, crescent and crosslet after dns, plain a both sides, 3.82g/12h (SCBI 35, 443, same obv. die; B 5, fig. 311; S 5131). Better than fine, an early variety and very rare £120-£150 --- Provenance: Bt M. Vosper April 2008 This very early obverse die, here paired with a normal early reverse die, was also coupled with an excessively rare reverse with two crosslets after dns.
Lot 657
David II (1329-1371), First coinage, First issue, Halfpenny, mm. cross pattée, bust left with sceptre, moneta : regis d, ornate as, rev. +av id·s cot tor, mullet of five points in first and fourth quarters, 0.69g/4h (Holmes/Stewartby Ac; SCBI 35, –; B –, fig. 248A; S 5080). Full and round with just a tiny edge chip, very fine and extremely rare thus £1,200-£1,500 --- Provenance: Stray metal detector find, Navenby (Lincolnshire), 2016; bt M. Roberts 2017
Lot 675
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class B, Groat, class B2a, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, second intermediate bust, tressure of six arcs, nothing in spandrels, double crosslet stops, nothing after scotorvm, reads dci, crosslet under v of inbv, ornate as both sides, 4.23g/6h (SCBI 35, –; B 23b, fig. 282B, same obv. die; S 5096). Nearly very fine and very rare £240-£300 --- Provenance: Bt Spink September 1987 This obverse die is also found coupled with reverses with a cross in the fourth quarter and a d in the fourth quarter (B. figs 282A and 280)
Lot 698
Robert II (1371-1390), Groat, Phase 3, Dundee, mm. cross pattée, normal ‘Robert II’ head, large b behind, tressure of six arcs, trefoils in spandrels, saltire on sceptre-handle, line below bust, double saltire stops, nothing after scottorvm, double saltire after dns, plain a both sides, 3.90g/3h (SCBI 35, 477, same dies; cf. B 6, fig. 327, same obv. die; S 5135). Very fine, very rare £1,200-£1,500 --- Provenance: Bt M.C.S. Rasmussen November 2018 The obverse die, the only one with a large letter b behind the head, is known coupled with an Edinburgh reverse (B 6, fig. 327), a die link not noted in ‘Scottish Mints’.
Lot 678
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class B, Groat, late class B/class A mule, Edinburgh, mm. cross fourchée on obv., cross potent on rev., large bust, late variety, tressure of six arcs, nothing in spandrels, double saltire stops, mullet after scotorvm, plain a both sides, 4.13g/2h (SCBI 35, – B –, fig. –; S 5095/5091). Fine, reverse better, extremely rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: Bt Spink July 1979
Lot 681
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class C, Groat, class C1, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, third intermediate bust, tressure of six arcs, nothing in spandrels, double crosslet stops, nothing after scotorvm, plain a both sides, 4.08g/12h (SCBI 35, –;B 24, fig. 286, same obv. die; S 5098). Obverse fine and scratched, reverse better £120-£150 --- Provenance: W.E. Triest Collection, CNG eAuction 429, 26 September 2018 (553)
Lot 638
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class E1, mm. plain cross on obv., cross potent on rev., lettering with incurved uprights, bust left, rev. long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, 1.30g/11h (SCBI 35, 204; B 37, fig. 169; S 5056). About very fine, toned £80-£100 --- Provenance: Elsen Auction 72 (Brussels), December 2002, lot 1257; CNG eAuction 429, 26 September 2018 (546)
Lot 669
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class A, Groat, class ‘A8’, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, small young bust, tressure of six arcs (less well defined), nothing in spandrels, saltire and crosslet stops, reads rcx and cotorvm, double crosslet at end of legend, nothing after villa, extra saltire stop after first ms, 4.42g/5h (SCBI 35, –; cf. B 11, fig. 258; S 5091). Very fine £240-£300 --- Provenance: Lord Grantley Collection, Part V, Glendining Auction, 18-19 May 1944, lot 1718 (part); DNW Auction 55, 8 October 2002, lot 664 The odd spellings of rcx and cotorvm, while looking like die-sinker’s errors, are almost certainly deliberate as the vendor has traced another two dies with the same details as Burns fig. 258, including the final double crosslet, this coin being from one of them. While Stewart, following Davidson, omitted these dies from his list, the vendor places this group as the penultimate type of class A replacing Stewart’s A8 which therefore becomes ‘A9’ and introduces the ornate A as found on class B dies.
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Lot 601
David I (1124-1153), Period D, Sterling, mint and moneyer uncertain, crowned bust right with sceptre, [–]dnov[—], rev. cross fleurdelisée, pellet in angles, [–——], 1.41g (cf. SCBI 35, 9ff; B –, fig. 8B, same obv. die; S 5010). Of good metal and very fine but much flatness, patches of dark deposit on reverse, very rare £1,200-£1,500
Lot 753
James V (1513-1542), Second coinage, Groat, Holyrood Abbey mint, type IIa (ii), bust right with wide-collared mantle and single-arched crown, twelve jewels to band, annulet above v of scotorv, rev. shield with angled and pointed base, cross-ends B, reads edinbvrgi, double annulet stops both sides, 2.68g/2h (SCBI 35, 914; cf. SCBI 58, 56; SCBI 71, 359; cf. B 19, fig. 720; S 5377). Light surface marks, very fine, the variety very rare £800-£1,000 --- Provenance: Bt Spink February 1986 This must have been a short-lived issue. It seems to be scarcer than type I and much rarer than type III. This issue was struck with a silver content of 10 deniers fine, rather than the usual 11.
Lot 689
David II (1329-1371), Third coinage, Groat, class 2a, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, ‘Robert II’ head, tressure of six arcs, trefoils in spandrels, star on sceptre-handle, double crosslet stops, nothing after scotorvm, line below bust, cross over wedge contraction mark after dns, reads ilbator, plain a both sides, 3.66g/12h (cf. SCBI 35, 418ff and B 38, fig. 301; S 5125). Very fine, the reverse legend varieties rare and unusual £200-£300 --- Provenance: Bt S.J. Blencoe November 2018
Lot 645
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class D2/M mule, mm. cross potent. bust left with hair swept back, rev. long cross, two mullets of six, two stars of seven points in angles, 1.35g/6h (SCBI 35, – B –, fig. –; S 5057/5055). Nearly very fine and extremely rare, the combination unrecorded in the main references £150-£200 --- Provenance: Great Western Auctions (Glasgow), 24-5 March 2017, lot 372 (part); DNW Auction 185, 1 December 2020, lot 507 (part) This is one of only five dies with the with stars in the sco and vm quarters recorded by the vendor and the only one with a D2 obverse.
Lot 672
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class A, Groat, class A7/class B mule, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée on obv., cross fourchée on rev., small young bust, tressure of six arcs, nothing in spandrels, crosslet stops, double saltire after scotorvm, reversed d below v of vill, 4.19g/11h (SCBI 35, –; Burns 15b, fig. 254A, same obv. die; S 5091/5097). Good fine but weakly struck, an unpublished Aberdeen/Edinburgh die link, extremely rare £200-£300 --- Part of the Cross Fourchy group, this coin reuses an old class A die with a late class B Cross Fourchy issue reverse. In all the published literature, this obverse die has always been stated to be used at Aberdeen only. However at some point it was returned to Edinburgh to be used in its now damaged state [note the oval die break between the mouth and sceptre-handle] with an Edinburgh reverse.
Lot 662
David II (1329-1371), First coinage, Second issue, Sterling, mm. cross pattée, bust left with sceptre, smaller lettering, colon after david pellet after dei, reads gracia, rev. rex sco tto rvm, long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, medium-sized lettering, 1.04g/1h (Savage 26/bi; Burns Bust 6/Dakers Reverse 3; SCBI 35, 346, same dies; B 29, fig. 247; S 5088). Very fine and toned £150-£200 --- Provenance: With Spink 1968; bt J. Newman 2019
Lot 671
David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class A, Groat, class A7, Aberdeen, mm. cross pattée, small young bust, tressure of seven arcs, nothing in spandrels, crosslet stops, nothing after scotorvm, double crosslet after villa, 3.84g/6h (cf. SCBI 35, 376, same obv. die; B 16, fig. 255, same obv. die; S 5103). Flan creased and surfaces rough, fine or better, very rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: Bt eBay November 2005 See footnote to lot 668
Lot 693
Robert II (1371-1390), Groat, Phase 1b, Perth, mm. cross pattée, normal ‘Robert II’ head, tressure of seven arcs, trefoils in spandrels, star on sceptre-handle, line below bust, double crosslet stops, nothing after scottorvm, crescent and crosslet after dns, plain a both sides, 3.81g/2h (cf. SCBI 35, 449 for rev.; B 12, fig. 319, same obv. die; S 5136). On an irregular but full-weight flan, nearly very fine, extremely rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: Bt eBay November 2004 The vendor knows of only two specimens from this obverse die. He believes a second early die with a tressure of six arcs and a segment is rather easier to find.
Lot 656
Robert the Bruce (1306-1329), Sterling, mm. cross pattée, bust 2 left, triple pellet stops, colon before robertvs, rev. long cross, four mullets of five points in angles, 1.43g/4h (Holmes/Stewartby 5-d; SCBI 35, –; B –, fig. 226A, same dies; S 5076). Good fine and an excessively rare variety £800-£1,000 --- Provenance: DNW Auction 54, 19 June 2002, lot 334
Lot 633
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class Mb2/R mule, mm. cross pattée, bust left with wider hair, rev. long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, distinctive looped r in rex and scotorvm, 1.36g/2h (BNJ 1990, p.47; SCBI 35, 232; B –, fig. –; S 5054/5055A). Of bright appearance, very fine, the reverse variety very rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: Great Western Auctions (Glasgow), 24-5 March 2017, lot 386 (part); DNW Auction 164, 9 October 2019, lot 2681 (part) Out of records covering many hundreds of coins, the vendor knows of only a handful of class R pieces. Including this specimen, he has recorded three Mb2/R mules, a D2/R25 mule and two true coins.
Lot 641
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class E2, mm. cross pattée on obv., cross potent on rev., lettering with incurved uprights, bust left, rev. long cross, two mullets of six points and two stars of seven points in angles, 1.32g/9h (SCBI 35, 273; B 58a/38, figs. 172A/170; S 5056). Nearly very fine, toned £80-£100 --- Provenance: Bt D.L. Cavanagh July 1981
Lot 688
David II (1329-1371), Third coinage, Groat, class 2a, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, ‘Robert II’ head, tressure of six arcs, trefoils in spandrels, star on sceptre-handle, double crosslet stops, nothing after scotorvm, no line below bust, cross over crescent after dns, plain a both sides, 3.91g/3h (cf. SCBI 35, 418ff and B 38, fig. 301; S 5125). Very fine £200-£260 --- Provenance: Bt Spink September 1978
Lot 639
Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class E1, mm. plain cross, lettering with incurved uprights, bust left, rev. long cross, two mullets of six points and two stars of seven points in angles, 1.38g/12h (SCBI 35, 274; B 64a/38, figs. 177A/170; S 5056). About very fine, toned £100-£120 --- Provenance: Patrick Finn FPL 18, January 2000 (337)
Lot 604
William the Lion (1165-1214), Short Cross and Stars coinage, Phase B, Sterling, Phase B, class I, no mint name, Hue Walter, crude bust left with crescent hair and pellet crown, le rei wila+, rev. hve walt : o, short voided cross, three stars of six points, one of five in angles, 1.28g/6h (cf. SCBI 35, 70; B 11 and fig. 48, same dies; S 5029). Nearly very fine £150-£200 --- Provenance: Bt M.R. Vosper April 2013
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