Details
LOT 4451
Scotland. Alexander III AR Penny. Circa 1280-1286. Second coinage, class Mb.
⧾ ALЄXANDЄR (ND ligate) DЄI GRA, crowned head to left with lis-tipped sceptre / ✠ RЄX SCO-TOR-VM, long cross pattée; mullet of six points in each angle. SCBC 5054. Very Fine.(1.36gr, 20mm, 10h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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