266, Lot: 585. Estimate $300. Sold for $2660. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCOTLAND. David I. 1124-1153. AR Penny (19mm, 1.25 g). In the name of Stephen I of England. Uncertain mint, possibly Carlisle; Erebald, moneyer. Struck circa 1145-1150. Crowned bust right, holding lis-tipped scepter / Cross moline-fleury. Burns 24b; SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) -; SCBC 5004. Fine, a few scratches. Very rare, among the earliest coinage of Scotland.

Ex Jeremy Woodward Collection (Classical Numismatic Group E162), lot 373, with an old collection ticket.