A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman (Part I)

Alexander III (1249-1286), First coinage, Sterling, class VIII, Berwick, Iohan, ioh an ber on, ‘square head’, pelleted n in alexander, 1.35g/3h (SCBI 35, 161, same dies; B 9, fig. 82 var.; Lockett 771c, same dies; S 5048). Very fine or better with old cabinet toning £240-£300

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

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Patrick Finn FPL 17, September 1999 (367); bt January 2000

The ‘square-head’ type of class VIII was not present in the Colchester II hoard, buried c. 1256 but is found in the Brussels hoard - deposited some eight to ten years later.