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Auction: 26022 - The Hambleden Hoard: The Most Important Trove of Black Death Coins Ever Found
Lot: 1319

Scotland, Alexander III (1249-1286), Second Coinage, 'Cross and Mullets' Pennies, c. 1280-1286 (2), Class E/D, Perth [?], ALEXANDER DEI GRA, unbarred As, wedge-tailed R, incurved uprights, smaller crowned bust left, hair of D2, sceptre before, rev. REX SCOTORVM + egg-waisted S, peaked-waist C with fishtail serifs, straight-sided uprights with serifs, long cross and pierced mullets of 26 points in angles, 1.275g [19.68grns], 6h, m.m. cross potent (Site Reference [B3]; Spink 5056/5057); another, Class E, Perth [?], ALEXANDER DEI GRA, unbarred As, wedge-tailed R, incurved uprights, crowned bust left, sceptre before, rev. REX SCOTORVM + incurved uprights, long cross and pierced mullets of 26 points in angles, 1.300g [20.06grns], 8h, m.m. [?] / plain cross (Site Reference [B3]; Spink 5056), both more circulated, but an interesting pair historically associated with the Perth mint on account of the Mullet points, the first a clear mule (2)

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Estimate
£50 to £100

Starting price
£50