Scotland, Alexander III (1249-86), Penny, Transitional coinage, Phase E, Berwick, Willem Iohan, 1.25g, [ale]x{an}der rex, the e of rex re-entered, crowned beardless bust right, sceptre before, rev. walter: iohan on b, voided short cross and stars (Spink 228, lot 646, same dies; S.5039), softly struck, with a minor flan split at 2 o'clock, otherwise a bold portrait for this seldom-encountered early type, a pleasing fine or better, very rare.
Provenance
Found Berwick, February 2019
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,500

SRN: This coin is the mint of Roxburgh not Berwick. Mint signature reading WILAM IOHAN ON R. Same obverse die as Spink 228, lot 646.