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Auction: 19006 - British, Indian and Islamic Coins: Autumn Auction
Lot: 266

Scotland, Alexander III (1249-86), Penny, Transitional coinage, Phase E, Roxburgh, Willem Iohan, 1.25g, [ale]x{an}der rex, the e of rex re-entered, crowned beardless bust right, sceptre before, rev. wilam: iohan on r, voided short cross and stars (Spink 228, lot 646, same obverse die [Berwick]; S.5039), softly struck, with a minor flan split at 2 o'clock, otherwise a bold portrait for this seldom-encountered early type, a pleasing fine or better, very rare

Provenance
Found Berwick, February 2019

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Sold for
£2,900

Starting price
£800

Sale 19006 Notices
This coin is the mint of Roxburgh not Berwick. Mint signature reading WILAM IOHAN ON R. Same obverse die as Spink 228, lot 646.