SCOTLAND. Alexander III. 1249-1286. AR Penny (18mm, 1.39 g, 4h). First coinage. Long Cross and Stars, type III. St. Andrews mint; Thomas, moneyer. Struck 1250-circa 1280. VF.

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Lot: 6669. Estimated: $ 500

British, Silver

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SCOTLAND. Alexander III. 1249-1286. AR Penny (18mm, 1.39 g, 4h). First coinage. Long Cross and Stars, type III. St. Andrews mint; Thomas, moneyer. Struck 1250-circa 1280. Crowned head left; scepter to left / voided long cross; stars in quarters (4 stars of 6 points). Holmes, Corpus dies 4/F; Burns 69c (fig. 115C; same dies); SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 136 (same dies); SCBC 5043. Toned. VF. Rare.

Ex K. Smalley Collection (Spink 291, 24 September 2013), lot 266, purchased from P. Minns, January 1977.


Closing Date and Time: 22 January 2026 at 13:42:40 ET.



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