James III, groat, base silver issue c. 1471 – 1483 (0.770 fineness), bust half-right in surcoat and armour, with tressure of nine arcs, IACOBVS DEI GRA SCOTORVM, rev. floriate cross with large thistleheads and mullets in alternate angles, VILLA EDINBVRGH, wt. 2gms (S.5270), good portrait, near very fine on a full flan, rare
*ex Spink NC, April 2007, purchased for £750
Burns fig. 580 no. 10
Estimate: 1200 - 1500 GBP