SCOTLAND. Alexander III. 1249-1286. AR Penny (17mm, 1.30 g, 7h). First coinage. Long Cross and Stars, type IIIb. Forfar mint mint; Willem, moneyer. Struck 1250-circa 1280. VF.

Triton XXIX – Session 6
Lot: 6665. Estimated: $ 500

British, Silver

Sold For $ 600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SCOTLAND. Alexander III. 1249-1286. AR Penny (17mm, 1.30 g, 7h). First coinage. Long Cross and Stars, type IIIb. Forfar mint mint; Willem, moneyer. Struck 1250-circa 1280. Crowned head left; scepter to left / WI LAN OH F(OR), voided long cross; stars in quarters (4 stars of 6 points). Holmes, Corpus dies 3/E; Burns – (but cf. figs. 116 for same obv. die); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) 116 (same obv. die); SCBC 5043. Toned, some porosity, areas of weak strike. VF.

Purchased by the consignor from M. Vosper, July 2016.


Closing Date and Time: 22 January 2026 at 13:41:20 ET.



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