CNG 109, Lot: 1008. Estimate $500. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCOTLAND. James III. 1460-1488. AR Groat (25mm, 2.92 g, 3h). Main issue, Type IV. Aberdeen mint. Struck 1484-1488. Crowned three-quarter facing bust; annulet on border to left / Long cross pattée; crowns in second and third quarters, pellets and annulets in first and fourth. Burns 55 and fig. 646; SCBC 5291. Fine, lightly toned, hairline flan crack. Very rare.

From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection, purchased from Mike R. Vosper. Ex Dr. James Davidson Collection (Part II, Dix, Noonan, Webb 60, 9 December 2003), lot 433 (expertly conserved since).