Identify Early Hammered British Groat.

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tfred Pillar of the Community Canada 627 Posts	Posted 10/09/2020 08:46 am I just picked this up in an "old timers" collection. He had it labelled as Henry VII. But it doesn't look like the mint mark is from the right monarch. Can someone help me identify this please. Maybe a Spink number as well? Report this Post to the Staff

Badger Mint Valued Member United States 324 Posts	Posted 10/09/2020 09:54 am Scottish, Looks to be King Robert Edenborough mint, I don't have any Scotland reference books but this is a start. Report this Post to the Staff
PaddyB Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 945 Posts	Posted 10/09/2020 10:48 am Yes - I think Robert III of Scotland, definitely Edinburgh mint. I have only one reference that covers these - an old Coincraft book. In there I think it is the third of 3 varieties given the reference SR34D-020 - the second scarcest of the 3. Interesting and unusual coin - well found! Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 10/09/2020 10:25 pm Rather a nice example in my opinion and I'd rather have it over a Henry VII groat. Robert III, Edinburgh mint 7 arc double tressure, tall front-facing bust Saltire stops obv/rev Voided long cross with cross pattee MM ROBERTVS DEI GRA REX + SCOTORVM = Robert King of the Scots by the Grace of God (only one T in SCOTORVM) Inner rev. legend is VILLA EDINBURGH Outer rev. legend is D(OMI)N(U)S P(RO)TECTOR M(EU)S "I" LIB(ER)ATOR M(EUS) = God (is) My Protector And My Redeemer -- with lacunae added in -- Note that the "I" is actually a scribal abbreviation (ligature e-t) for "et", it looks like an "I" with a crossbar in the middle. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
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