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Scotland. Alexander III AR Penny. Struck 1250-circa 1280. Berwick(?) mint; Robert, moneyer. First coinage. Long Cross and Stars, type IIId.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £35
+ ALЄXANDЄR (ЄR ligate) RЄX, crowned head to left; lis-tipped sceptre before / ROB-ЄRT OH [...] (OB and ЄR ligate), voided long cross; stars in quarters (4 stars of 6 points). SCBC 5043. 1.35gr, 18mm, 4h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market circa 1996. -
Scotland. Alexander III AR Cut Halfpenny. Struck 1250-circa 1280. Perth mint; uncertain moneyer. First coinage. Long Cross and Stars, type VII.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
ALЄ[...]ЄX •, crowned head to right; sceptre to right / [...]D DЄ PЄR (ЄR ligate), voided long cross; stars in quarters. SCBC 5047. 0.57gr, 18mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Scotland. John Baliol AR Penny. 1292-1296. Berwick(?) mint. Second coinage.
Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
✠ IOҺANNЄS DЄI GRA, crowned head to left; lis-tipped sceptre before / RЄX SCO-TOR-VM ✠, long cross pattée; voided mullets of five points in quarters. SCBC 5071. 1.15gr, 19mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector on 3rd October 2024 in Great Billington, Bedfordshire, UK. Property of a Bedfordshire, UK, lady. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BH-B62E19.
