Triton XV, Lot: 1941. Estimate $5000. Sold for $7000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SCOTLAND. David I. 1124-1153. AR Penny (20mm, 1.41 g, 12h). Class IIIa. Edinburgh mint; Derlig, moneyer. Struck circa 1136-1141. + DΛVI[D R]Є :, crowned bust right, holding scepter / + DЄRLIG : ON : ЄDЄ :, cross moline, with inward-facing fleur in each quarter. Cf. Mack 280-1; Burns -; SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) -; SCBC 5003. VF, lightly toned. Unique.
From the Marshall Faintich Collection (purchased privately from Andy Singer, 23 March 2002). Ex William J. Conte Collection; Beauvais Hoard (Glendining, 4 November 1987), lot 161.