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Auction: 26022 - The Hambleden Hoard: The Most Important Trove of Black Death Coins Ever Found
Lot: 1316

Scotland, Alexander III (1249-1286), Second Coinage, 'Cross and Mullets' Pennies, c. 1280-1286 (2), Class Mb3, Berwick-upon-Tweed [?], ALEXANDER DEI GRA, unbarred As, larger crowned bust left, sceptre before, rev. REX SCOTORVM + egg-waisted S, long cross and pierced mullets of 24 points in angles, 1.361g [21.0grns], 8h, m.m. plain cross (Site Reference [L2.F3.1]; Spink 5054); also, Class Mc1, Berwick-upon-Tweed [?], ALEXANDER DEI GRA, unbarred As, straight-sighted uprights, crowned bust left, from a single punch, sceptre before, rev. REX SCOTORVM + egg-waisted S, long cross and pierced mullets of 24 points in angles, 1.322g [20.40grns], 8h, m.m. plain cross (Site Reference [B2]; Spink 5055); lastly, Class Mc2, Berwick-upon-Tweed [?], ALEXANDER DEI GRA, barred As, straight-sighted uprights, crowned bust left, sceptre before, rev. REX SCOTORVM + egg-waisted S, peaked-waist C with fishtail serifs, long cross and pierced mullets of 24 points in angles, 1.367g [21.1grns], 4h, m.m. plain cross (Site Reference [B5]; Spink 5055), the first lightly chipped and with verdigris deposits, the last waterworn, otherwise generally fine or better for issue (3)

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Estimate
£100 to £200

Starting price
£100