Scotland (1390-1403) lion Fr-2
This specimen was lot 31197 in Heritage sale 3081 (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $5,040. The catalog description[1] noted, "Scotland: Robert III gold Lion of 5 Shillings ND (1390-1403) XF40 NGC, Edinburgh mint, Heavy coinage. + ROBERTVS : DEI : GRA : REX : SCOTTORVM (saltire and pellet stops) crowned arms in beaded border / + XPC : REGnAT : XPC : VInCIT : XPC : IMPERAT, St. Andrew crucified with a lis to either side. Amongst the first hammered gold coins to be issued in Scotland. Superb, produced to a high standard, its highpoint softness almost entirely due to the rusted and worn dies used and not from actual circulation wear. Considerable warm color floods the planchet, the gold intensely rich from its almost pure composition overlaid with a fire-yellow tone. Highly appealing to the eye, a type absent from most high-tier Scottish collections." Several gold lions and half lions are listed for this ruler, ranging from rare to very rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-2, S-5154.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Man & Lundy), Pre-Decimal Issues, 2nd edition, London: Spink & Son, 2003.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3081, featuring the Caranett Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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