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Scotland, Alexander II (1214-49), Short Cross and Stars coinage, Sterling, Phase D, Roxburgh, Andrew and Alain, uncrowned bust left without sceptre, rev. four stars of six points, alain : andrv on ro, 1.48g/9h (SCBI 35, 85, same dies; B 6, fig. 75; S 5037). Very fine and toned, very rare
£1,500-2,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Late Jim Sazama Collection of Medieval Coins.

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Provenance: From the Brussels Hoard, 1908; R.C. Lockett Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction, 26 October 1960, lot 701; S. Fay ‘Dundee’ Collection, Bowers and Ruddy/Spink Auction [Los Angeles], 19 February 1976, lot 11; L. LaRiviere Collection, Spink Auction 179, 29 March 2006, lot 7 [from Spink December 1989]; M.J. Anderson Collection, Spink Auction 183, 26-7 September 2006, lot 436