William the Lion (1165-1214), Short Cross and Stars coinage, Phase B, Sterling, Phase B, no mint name, Walter Adam, crude bust left with sceptre, willem imvn:, rev. walter : adam :, voided short cross, four stars of six points in angles, 1.40g/9h (Jones & Sugden dies 5-L; SCBI 35, 84, same obv. die; cf. B 31b, fig. 66A, same obv. die; S 5030). Fine, reverse better, very rare £150-£200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman.

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bt May 2009

It is believed that Adam replaced the moneyer Hue towards the end of this coinage at a time when the dies were of poor quality and the legends sometimes virtually unreadable. The obverse die of this coin is found paired with a Hue Walter reverse (B 65A and 66).