A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman (Part I)

Alexander III (1249-1286), First coinage, Sterling, type VII, Berwick, Iohan, ioh an:· on ber, trefoil of pellets after rex, 1.24g/6h (cf. SCBI 35, 146; B –, fig. –; S 5047). Better than fine, the variety 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 M.R. Vosper September 2001

Type VII coins of Iohan were unknown to Burns and Richardson; the first specimens being recorded from the 1908 Brussels hoard. This is an unusual pair of dies, each bearing a trefoil of pellets - unknown as a reverse ornament except on a few coins of Iohan.