Groat of David II of Scotland

A detectorist signing himself as James is the finder of this hammered silver groat. James said it is a recent find, which someone has said could be a coin of David, and he wants to know its rarity and a rough value.

This coin is a groat of David II of Scotland (1329-71). It was struck during series B of David’s second coinage (1357-67). On the reverse the inner legend reads VILL AED InBV RGh so it was struck at Edinburgh. In the RGh quarter there is a tiny cross, so this groat is an example of number 5096 in Scotland, Ireland and the Islands.

Valuation

Most groats of David II are not particularly scarce but the cross on the reverse of this coin makes it rather special. This particular die paring is very rare indeed. Unfortunately, the overall state of preservation isn’t good. It would grade better than Fine in terms of circulation wear but the flan is uneven and there are cracks in the edge.  It would still be of interest to specialists but my price range would be no higher than £150-180.

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