Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb) > Auction 286Auction date: 24 January 2024
Lot number: 86

Price realized: 320 GBP   (Approx. 405 USD / 374 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
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A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman (Part I)

David II (1329-1371), Second coinage, Class D, Groat, class D4, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, 'Robert II' head, tressure of six arcs, trefoils in spandrels, nothing on sceptre-handle, double crosslet stops, reads seotorvm, nothing at end of legend, ornate a on obv., plain a on rev., 4.06g/8h (cf. SCBI 35, –; cf. B 34, fig. 296 for rev. type; S 5100 var.). Some surface marks and dents, about very fine, the variety extremely rare £200-£300

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Provenance: bt A. Howitt December 2003

This Class, designated 'D4' by the vendor, represents a variety, unpublished by Burns and Stewartby, with trefoils in the spandrels but no star on the sceptre handle. The letter punches used are entirely consistent with Stewart Class D2.