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

Alexander III (1249-1286), First coinage, Sterling, type IIIa, Stirling, Henri, hen ron str iv’, pellets on sceptre handle, pellet after rex, 1.44g/3h (SCBI 35, 137, same dies; B –, fig. –; S 5043). Slightly double struck, about very fine and toned, rare £300-£360

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

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Bt Spink February 1982

The Brussels Hoard suggests that Stirling was responsible for about 2.2% of the total coinage, whereas an analysis of the coins in the Colchester Hoard gives a figure around of 3.9%.