struck from rusty dies with slight bend in flan
Halfcrown with crowned quartered spade shaped shield of arms
Extremely fine and extremely rare
Apollo in quadriga right
some black marks
Scotland, Alexander III Penny, 1st coinage type 3, Aberdeen, Ion struck from rusty dies withScotland, Alexander III (1249 86), silver Penny, first coinage, long voided cross and stars (1250 1280), Type III, Aberdeen mint, moneyer John, crowned profile bust left, small head with neat crown, legend reads +ALEXANDER REX,rev. voided long cross, four stars of six points in angles, legend surrounds ION ON ABERD, the ON ligatured, weight 1. 62g (SCBI 35 [Scottish], 98 A; Burns type V, 50, fig. 138; S. 5043). A little uneven in shape and off centre,