A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman

Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class Mb1, mm. plain cross on obv., cross pattée on rev., bust left with wider hair, pellets in crown, rev. long cross, four mullets of six points in angles, 1.42g/8h (SCBI 35, –; B 15, fig. 157; S 5054). Very fine, the obverse variety rare £100-£120

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 ABC Coins December 2009

Stewart and North point out that the pelleted crown is a rarely found feature on all class M issues except Mc2.