Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class A/M mule, mm. cross potent on obv. plain cross on rev.,, bust left with little backsweep to hair, reads alexsader · dei : g’ra, rev. long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, reads rex scotorvm+, 1.35g/3h (cf. SCBI 35, 192-4; B 21, fig. 149, same obv. die; S 5050/5053). Very fine but slightly weak on face, rare £120-£150

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

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A stray metal detector find from North Yorkshire, 2012; bt eBay March 2014