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SCOTLAND. William I 'the Lion'. 1165-1214. AR Penny (19.5mm, 1.49 g, 7h). Second (Crescent & Pellet) coinage, class II. Roxburg mint; Raul Derling, moneyer. Struck circa 1180-1195. VF.Keystone 16 – The David C. Bianchi II Collection British – Scotland, Silver Estimate: $ 300 |
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SCOTLAND. William I 'the Lion'. 1165-1214. AR Penny (19.5mm, 1.49 g, 7h). Second (Crescent & Pellet) coinage, class II. Roxburg mint; Raul Derling, moneyer. Struck circa 1180-1195. Crowned head left; cross-pommée tipped scepter to left / [+ RA]VL DЄ [ROC]ЄBV[RG], cross pattée; pellet-in-crescent above pellet in quarters. Burns 15 (fig. 37); cf. SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) 41-6; SCBC 5025. Toned, usual areas of weak strike. VF. Bold portrait. |
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