SCOTLAND. James III. 1460-1488. AR Halfgroat (18mm, 1.35 g, 1h). Main issue. Edinburgh mint; –/plain cross. Struck 1484-1488. VF.

The Geoffrey Cope Collection of British Coins – Part III
Lot: 230. Estimated: $ 1 500

Scotland & Ireland, Silver

Sold For $ 12 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SCOTLAND. James III. 1460-1488. AR Halfgroat (18mm, 1.35 g, 1h). Main issue. Edinburgh mint; –/plain cross. Struck 1484-1488. Crowned bust facing slightly left / Long cross pattée; annulet-and-trefoil and crown alternating quarters. Burns 9a (fig. 647; same dies as illustration); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 789 (same obv. die); SCBC 5292. Deeply toned, slightly ragged edge. VF. Very rare.

From the Geoffrey Cope Collection. Ex L. LaRiviere Collection (Spink 179, 29 March 2006), lot 71 (pedigree erroneously swapped with following lot); J. Davidson Collection (Part II, Dix Noonan Webb 60, 9 December 2003), lot 434; J. Wallworth Collection (Glendining, 17 December 1942), lot 10 (part of); Spink Numismatic Circular XLIV.8-9 (August-September 1936), no. 54517b; R.W. Cochran-Patrick (Sotheby & Co., 30 March 1936), lot 232 (part of); Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Collection (Dowell, 5 June 1874), lot 147 (part of; there as a groat of James V).


Closing Date and Time: 22 May 2025 at 11:16:20 ET.

Presented in association with Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG and Numismatica Genevensis SA.

All winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer’s fee.