Scotland, James IV Groat, light coinage, Edinburgh, type III, QRA legend

Scotland, James IV (1488-1513), silver Groat, light coinage (1496-c.1513), type IIIc, Edinburgh, facing crowned bust surrounded by tressure of seven arcs, trefoil on five cusps, beaded circles and legend surrounding with star stops, initial mark crown, IACOBVS* DEI* GRA* REX* SCOTTORV'* QRA, rev. long cross pattée, tri-pellets in two opposing inner angles, pierced mullet in each of other two inner angles, beaded circles and dual concentric legend with star stops surrounding, outer reads SALVV* FAC* PO PVLV'* T VV* DnE, inner legend, VILL A* ED In* B VRGI*, weight 2.42g (Burns 8/10 fig 665; cf.SCBI Scottish 35:844-847; cf.SCBI Stewartby 71:33-36; S.5340). Toned with an imposing well defined portrait, well centred, good very fine and very rare especially so well preserved.

The Latin legends translates as on the obverse "James the Fourth, by grace of God, King of the Scottish" the QRA of this legend for Fourth, and the reverse as "O Lord, save thy people" a Psalm from the Bible, and "The Town of Edinburgh"

This die combination appears to use an obverse and reverse that Burns did not record as in use together as his reverse for 10 is recorded as coupled with the later obverse with stars by the neck. This obverse and punctuation matches Burns obverse of 8, therefore this is an 8/10 mule.

Provenance:

Ex AMR Coins, sold June 2014 at £1,700