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LOT 2597

Norman Coins - King David I of Scotland - Roxburgh - Cross Fleury AR Penny 1136-1153 A.D.

Obv: crowned bust with a sceptre, and DAVIT REX legend. Rev: cross fleury with large pellet in each angle with [ ]O:V[ ] legend for Roxburgh mint and uncertain moneyer. Good very fine/good fine for issue. Extremely rare.(1.16 grams, 21 mm.).

Provenance

Found by Phil Harvey near St. Margaret, South Elmham, Waveney, Suffolk, UK, whilst searching with a metal detector on 19th May 2019.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.NMS-1BDD04.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no 12030-213770.

Published

Recorded with the Early Medieval Corpus at the Fitzwilliam Museum with reference no.EMC 2021.0359.

Literature

S. 1308; Burns Class I, Stewart type I a.

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LOT 2597

Norman Coins - King David I of Scotland - Roxburgh - Cross Fleury AR Penny

Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380

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