A Collection of Scottish Coins, the Property of a Gentleman

Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterling, class D2/M mule, mm. cross potent. bust left with hair swept back, rev. long cross, two mullets of six, two stars of seven points in angles, 1.35g/6h (SCBI 35, – B –, fig. –; S 5057/5055). Nearly very fine and extremely rare, the combination unrecorded in the main references £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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Great Western Auctions (Glasgow), 24-5 March 2017, lot 372 (part); DNW Auction 185, 1 December 2020, lot 507 (part)

This is one of only five dies with the with stars in the sco and vm quarters recorded by the vendor and the only one with a D2 obverse.