A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman

William the Lion (1165-1214), Short Cross and Stars coinage, Phase B, Sterling, Phase B, no mint name, Hue Walter, crude bust right, le rei wilao (retrograde), rev. hve walter, short voided cross, four stars of five points in angles, 1.12g/1h (SCBI 35, –; B 20, fig. 55, same obv. die; S 5029). Good fine, the retrograde obverse very rare
£150-£200

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 eBay December 2004

Retrograde obverse dies are found paired with both retrograde and normal reverses, as in this case. The stars on the reverse have 5 points, although one appears to have had a sixth spike added. This may have been deliberate or could simply be a die flaw.