CNG 99, Lot: 1264. Estimate $300. Sold for $360. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCOTLAND. James V. 1513-1542. AR Groat (26mm, 2.63 g, 7h). Second coinage, type III. Edinburgh mint. Struck 1526-1539. + IΛCOBVS · 5 · DEI · GRΛ · REX · SCOTORV (trefoil-of-pellets stops; pellet over final V), crowned and mantled bust right; trefoil behind / · OPPI DV · E DINB VRGI (trefoil-of-pellets stops; pellet over first V), rounded coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. Burns 3 (fig. 706) var. (no trefoil behind); cf. SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 935 (for type); SCBC 5378. Good VF, toned, edge loss, flan crack.

From the Michael Joffre Collection.