A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman

Alexander III (1249-1286), First coinage, Sterling, type VIII, Berwick, Walter, warter berwik, tufted crown, 1.34g/9h (SCBI 35, 166 and B 13, fig. 89, same obv. die; S 5048). Flat in places, otherwise good fine or better, toned £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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DNW Auction 67, 28 September 2005, lot 1081 (part); M.J. Anderson Collection, Spink Auction 183, 26-7 September 2006, lot 445; J. Sazama Collection, Part I, DNW Auction 93, 26 September 2011, lot 1296

This obverse die was altered in three stages to become the only ‘pellet crown’ die (Burns fig. 89). This coin shows stage three of the process.