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Auction: 26022 - The Hambleden Hoard: The Most Important Trove of Black Death Coins Ever Found
Lot: 1317

Scotland, Alexander III (1249-1286), Second Coinage, 'Cross and Mullets' Pennies, c. 1280-1286 (2), Class Mc1/E, Berwick-upon-Tweed [?], ALEXANDER DEI GRA, unbarred As, straight-sighted uprights, smaller crowned bust left, from a single punch, sceptre before, rev. REX SCOTORVM + thin-waisted S, wedge-tailed R, long cross and pierced mullets of 24 points in angles, 1.364g [21.05grns], 2h, m.m. plain cross (Site Reference [B3]; Spink 5055/5056); additionally, Class Mc2/D, Berwick-upon-Tweed [?], ALEXANDER DEI GRA, unbarred As, wedge-tailed R, straight-sided 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, 1.344g [20.74grns], 2h, m.m. plain cross / cross potent (Site Reference [B4]; Spink 5055/5057), the first with minor striking splits, the second subtly crimped, otherwise generally pleasing, both struck bolder than fine (2)

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Estimate
£100 to £200

Starting price
£100