SCOTLAND. David II. 1329-1371. AR Groat (29mm, 4.26 g, 8h). Second coinage. Group A. Aberdeen mint. Struck 1357-1367. + DΛVID DЄI GRΛ RЄX SCOTORVm, crowned small young bust left; lis-tipped scepter before; all within double linear tressure of seven arcs / + DnS P TЄCTOR mS 7 LIB ATOR mS/VILL Λ (double saltire) Λ BЄR DOn, long cross pattée; in quarters, pierced stars with central rosette. Burns 16 and fig. 225; SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) 376; SCBC 5103 (this coin illustrated). On a full flan. Richly toned. Good VF. Very rare in this grade for Aberdeen.
Ex Spink 230 (15 July 2015), lot 447; Clonterbrook Trust (Glendining 7 June 1974), lot 313; R.C. Lockett (Part II, Glendining, 26 October 1960), lot 798; T. Bearman, purchased by A.H. Baldwin circa 1922. Lot includes Bearman and A.H. Baldwin tickets.