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Auction 73 15 Mar 2023
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James V, groat, second coinage 1526 – 1539, type II, bust right in mantle with single-arched crown, twelve pellets to crown, IACOBVS S DEI GRA REX SCOTORV, rev. pointed shield over cross fourchee, OPPIDVM EDINBVRGI, wt. 2.50gms (S.5377), extremely rare, almost very fine
*ex Davisson's E-Auction 41, lot 93
ex Andrew Howitt, 07/01/2022, purchased as S.5379 for £430
Die not recorded by Stevenson, BNJ 1991, vol. 61: of the seven obverse dies recorded, none have the omega sign after SCOTORV
Number of coins type II – 25, number of obverse dies – 7
Coin has two old tickets describing coin as type III and type IV, all in error
Only two type II groats in Lord Stewartby's collection (much error than type I), SCBI. 71, items 358 – 359
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
*ex Davisson's E-Auction 41, lot 93
ex Andrew Howitt, 07/01/2022, purchased as S.5379 for £430
Die not recorded by Stevenson, BNJ 1991, vol. 61: of the seven obverse dies recorded, none have the omega sign after SCOTORV
Number of coins type II – 25, number of obverse dies – 7
Coin has two old tickets describing coin as type III and type IV, all in error
Only two type II groats in Lord Stewartby's collection (much error than type I), SCBI. 71, items 358 – 359
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP