Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb) > Auction 286 | Auction date: 24 January 2024 |
Lot number: 120 Price realized: 190 GBP (Approx. 241 USD / 222 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) Robert III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, Second issue, Groat, Perth, mm. cross potent, tressure of seven arcs, trefoils on cusps, trefoil on breast, saltire and crosslet after robertvs, double saltire after dei, saltire and pellet after gra and rex, rev. three pellets in quarters of cross, double crosslet stops after dns, p, ms, z, villa and de, 2.73g/5h (SCBI 35, –; SCBI 72, 235; B 24a, fig. 373D, same obv. die; S 5170). Tiny edge chip and crack, otherwise very fine and very rare, far superior to the Stewartby plate coin £200-£300 --- Struck from an obverse die which was used at both Edinburgh and Perth. The odd combination of various stops is unique to this particular die. |