SCOTLAND. Alexander III. 1249-1286. AR Penny (17mm, 1.31 g, 2h). First coinage. Long Cross and Stars, type III. Inverness mint; Gefrai, moneyer. Struck 1250-circa 1280. Near VF.

Triton XXIX – Session 6
Lot: 6667. Estimated: $ 500

British, Silver

Sold For $ 550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SCOTLAND. Alexander III. 1249-1286. AR Penny (17mm, 1.31 g, 2h). First coinage. Long Cross and Stars, type III. Inverness mint; Gefrai, moneyer. Struck 1250-circa 1280. Crowned head left; scepter to left / G(ЄF) RAI (OH) I HVЄ, voided long cross; stars in quarters (4 stars of 6 points). Holmes, Corpus dies 2/E; Burns 67b (fig. 122B; same obv. die as illustration); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) 123 (same dies); SCBC 5043. Toned, light porosity, scratches. Near VF.

Purchased by the consignor from Silbury Coins, November 2019. Reportedly found at Pangbourne, Berkshire.


Closing Date and Time: 22 January 2026 at 13:42:00 ET.



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