SCOTLAND. Robert III. 1390-1406. AR Penny (18mm, 0.82 g, 8h). Second issue. Aberdeen(?) mint. Fine.

Electronic Auction 571 – Session 2
Lot: 1539.
Closing Date: Sep 26 2024 10:00 ET

The Raymond Collection of Scottish Coins, Silver

Estimate: $ 400

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SCOTLAND. Robert III. 1390-1406. AR Penny (18mm, 0.82 g, 8h). Second issue. Aberdeen(?) mint. Crowned facing bust. Saltire and pellet stops / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Burns p. 325; cf. SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 608; SCBC 5182. Toned, ragged flan, some ghosting. Fine. Very rare variety without mint name.

From the Raymond Collection. Ex Joan L. Murray Collection (Baldwin’s 26, 9 May 2001), lot 1890, acquired from Stewart, 24 November 1976.

An identical bust appears on pennies of James I naming the Aberdeen mint.

Joan L. Murray worked as a codebreaker at Bletchley Park during the Second World War, where she was close friends with Alan Turing. Shortly after the war, she met her husband, John K.R. Murray, and developed an interest in numismatics. Both Murrays would make significant contributions to the study of Scottish coinange.

Closing Date and Time: 26 September 2024 at 12:59:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.