| Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb) > Auction 286 | Auction date: 24 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 54 Price realized: 1,300 GBP (Approx. 1,647 USD / 1,520 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman (Part I) David II (1329-1371), First coinage, First issue, Halfpenny, mm. cross pattée, bust left with sceptre, david : dei : gra : rex, ornate as, rev. +re x : sc oto rvm, mullet of five points in second and third quarters, 0.50g/7h (Holmes/Stewartby Dd; SCBI –; B 1, fig. 248, same dies; S 5082). Full and round, good very fine and extremely rare thus £1,200-£1,500 --- Provenance: bt J. Philpotts June 2020 Just as in England, a dearth of silver being brought to the mint meant that no pennies were struck for two decades from c. 1330. They were replaced by a coinage consisting of Halfpence and Farthings which are rare and sought after today. Their dating is uncertain, perhaps corresponding to the English issues of the 1330s, more likely after David's return to Scotland in the early 1340s. |  |
