SCOTLAND. David I. 1124-1153. AR Penny (19mm, 1.34 g, 4h). Cross and Annulets type. Phase B. Perth mint; Baldwin(?), moneyer. Struck mid-late 1140s.

CNG Feature Auction 114
Lot: 1367. Estimated: $ 2 000

British, Silver

Sold For $ 3 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SCOTLAND. David I. 1124-1153. AR Penny (19mm, 1.34 g, 4h). Cross and Annulets type. Phase B. Perth mint; Baldwin(?), moneyer. Struck mid-late 1140s. [...]RЄX (retrograde), crowned bust right, holding scepter / [...]S : ON PЄ, cross pattée; pellet-in-annulet in each quarter. Burns –; SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian) –; SCBC 5005. A few deposits. VF. Very rare.

From the James & Martha Robertson Collection. Ex Spink 256 (26 September 2018), lot 453; Michael Anderson Collection (Spink 183, 26 September 2006), lot 424; Dix, Noonan, & Webb 67 (28 September 2005), lot 1077.

The Spink 183 catalog notes that this piece is a die match to one in the unpublished Prestwich hoard with a legible moneyer’s name.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 114 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 13-14 May 2020. This lot is in Session 4, which begins 14 May 2020 at 2 PM ET.

UPDATE: As the CNG staff and many of our clients remain under social distancing and other restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CNG 114 will be held as an internet only auction. The sale will take place as scheduled on 13-14 May 2020.

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