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Details
LOT 4006
Scotland. James I AR Groat. 1406-1437. Edinburgh mint. First fleur-de-lis issue.
Crowned facing bust; lis-tipped sceptre and saltire to left, I to right; lis and two saltires on breast; all within tressure of seven arches with lis at each arc / Long cross pattée; trefoils with additional pellets in first and fourth quarter, lis with pellet to right in second, lis with saltire to right in third. SCBC 5195. Good Fine. Edge chipped.(1.93gr, 24mm, 3h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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