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

Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class Mb1, mm. cross potent on obv., cross pattée on rev., bust left with wider hair, small pellets on points of crown, rev. long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, 1.36g/11h (SCBI 35, 197; B 15, fig. 157; S 5054). Very fine, the variety rare £80-£100

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 in Edinburgh August 1982

The vendor points out two unusual features on this coin - the cross potent mintmark on the obverse and the small pellet decorations on the crown.