A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman

Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class D2, mm. cross potent. bust left with hair swept back, pellets in crown, rev. long cross, two mullets of six, two stars of seven points in angles, 1.40g/1h (SCBI 35, –/265-7; B 28/30, figs. 159/160; S 5057). Of bright appearance, about very fine, rare
£100-£120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman.

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Great Western Auctions (Glasgow), 24-5 March 2017, lot 374 (part); DNW Auction 164, 9 October 2019, lot 2686 (part)

Pellets on the intermediate spikes of the crown are an extremely rare feature on coins of class D2.