Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb) > Auction 286 | Auction date: 24 January 2024 |
Lot number: 83 Price realized: 500 GBP (Approx. 633 USD / 585 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), Second coinage, Class D, Groat, class D1, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, 'Robert II' head, tressure of six arcs, nothing in spandrels, double crosslet stops, reads seotorvm, nothing at end of legend, ornate a on obv., plain a on rev., 4.33g/12h (cf. SCBI 35, –; cf. B 32, fig. 291; S 5100). Good very fine £240-£300 --- Provenance: bt June 2020 The sequence of coins of Class D as defined by Stewartby (1955) should, in the opinion of the vendor and based on the sequence of letter punches in use, be revised to D1, D3 (pellet behind head), D2 (pellet on sceptre handle). |