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LOT 9242864

Estimate
GBP (£) 30 - 40
EUR (€) 35 - 46
USD ($) 40 - 54

Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) (+bp*)

Scotland. William the Lion AR Cut Halfpenny. 1195-c.1205. Roxburgh mint(?), Short Cross and Stars Coinage, Phase A.

☩ WILL[ЄMVS RЄX], crowned of pellets with head left; sceptre before / [☩ ҺVЄ WALT]ЄR ON[...] , voided short cross; stars in quarters (5 points and 6 points). SCBC 5027. 0.80gr, 19mm, 2h.

Good Very Fine.

PROVENANCE:
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

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