Alexander III (1249-1286), First coinage, Sterling, type V, Edinburgh, Alex, ale x’·o nie den, pelleted sceptre, 1.15g/3h (cf. SCBI 35, 143; B 64a-c and figs 94A-C, same obv. die; S 5045). Very fine £200-£260

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 April 2018

Type V was almost exclusively struck at Edinburgh by the moneyers Alex and Wilam and, in the vendor’s opinion, it may be simply a late local variant of type III.