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

Alexander III (1249-1286), Second coinage, Sterlings (2), class E1, mm. cross potent, bust left, rev. long cross, two mullets of six points and two stars of seven points in angles, 1.33g/8h; class E2/D mule, similar but with pellets in crown, 1.23g/3h (SCBI 35, 274, 277; B 64a/56, 60, figs. 177A/163, 174; S 5056) [2]. First nearly very fine but section of edge ragged, second good fine, the variety with pellets in the crown extremely rare £100-£150

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

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First bt W. Ferris February 1982; second bt A. Howitt July 2005